LOOK: The threat of COVID19 has not stopped some of the Catholic faithful from celebrating Easter Sunday, while still practicing physical distancing and eschewing mass gatherings.
In Catholic-majority Philippines, Easter Sunday is celebrated to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The country, however, is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected 4,648 individuals as of April 12. The threat of the virus has not stopped some of the Catholic faithful from celebrating Easter Sunday, while still practicing physical distancing and eschewing mass gatherings. Some have also found ways to show their appreciation for the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.Nuns line the streets of Borongan, Eastern Samar as they wait for the Salubong procession on Easter Sunday.Catholic church altar boys walk down the aisle through the empty Holy Rosary parish church with photos of parishioners taped on church pews, as part of social distancing measures at the start of a procession for Easter Sunday mass in Angeles City, Pampanga.
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