Germany is getting set to allow religious gatherings once again, but with strict rules which include a ban on singing.

Religious gatherings have been banned in the country since mid-March. The Guardian reports that many people of faith have "expressed fury at the government’s apparent slowness in plotting a route back to reopening churches."

Germany has begun to slowly allow non-essential services to reopen. The country's chancellor, Angela Merkel, will meet with state leaders today to discuss a number of issues including religious gatherings. The Guardian also points out that Merkel is a pastor's daughter and a Christian herself.

Religious leaders have already agreed to a number of rules, including strict physical distancing, and banning anything that includes bodily fluids such as administering communion from hand to mouth. However, many seem to be pushing back against the proposed ban on singing.

Experts have warned that singing can be just as dangerous as coughing for spreading COVID-19, according to The Guardian. The head of Germany's disease control agency, Lothar Wieler, says "Evidence shows that during singing, the virus drops appear to fly particularly far."

Experts also say that singers run the risk of absorbing more particles than they would with typical breathing.

"If the distance rules are abided by, there is no reason why singing should be refrained from altogether," the German Bishops Conference says in a press release. A spokesman for the group also says, "We believe quiet singing and praying should be possible."