![Father Lucas Mendes, wearing a protective face mask, gives Holy Communion to a worshipper during Mass at the Nossa Senhora das Dores Church in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, on May 29. American infectious-disease experts say that going to Mass is one of the safest activities amid the pandemic. Father Lucas Mendes, wearing a protective face mask, gives Holy Communion to a worshipper during Mass at the Nossa Senhora das Dores Church in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, on May 29. American infectious-disease experts say that going to Mass is one of the safest activities amid the pandemic.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828040824_b70d78c1eea231e6553f5eef647772d326e3c64e9df7641337d657a25ffb3646.jpeg)
Disease Specialists Refute Report That Paints Churches as Breeding Grounds for COVID-19
They point out that The New York Times article cited only a tiny percentage of known cases as stemming from religious gatherings and didn’t acknowledge the scope of preventive measures that are being implemented.