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Philippines Catholics brave COVID-19 threat to celebrate Palm Sunday

Religious gatherings will be banned until Easter to comply with quarantine restrictions

Published: March 28, 2021 12:34 Reuters

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_Holy_Week_78835.jpg-bf4f8-1616920000961 — Dozens of Catholics in the Philippines braved the threat of coronavirus on Sunday to attend a mass outside a church in Manila to celebrate Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of the Holy Week. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_Holy_Week_83894.jpg-dbee0-1616920003733 — Wearing face masks and observing physical distancing to protect themselves from COVID-19, they waved their palm fronds as the priest sprinkled holy water on them. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_Holy_Week_68830.jpg-3420a-1616919997992 — Religious gatherings will be banned from Monday until Easter to comply with stricter quarantine restrictions the Philippine government reimposed in the capital and nearby provinces to slow the sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_Holy_Week_46502.jpg-87b87-1616919995295 — A devotee wears a face mask and face shield to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as he attends a Palm Sunday mass. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2021-03-28T030107Z_1829280284_RC23KM9G2IP7_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-EASTER-PHILIPPINES-PALM-SUNDAY-1616919992605 — About 80% of people in the Philippines are Catholic. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-03-28T030054Z_1853386707_RC23KM9OKBQM_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-EASTER-PHILIPPINES-PALM-SUNDAY-1616919987540 — People wearing face masks as protection against the COVID-19 raise palm fronds during a Palm Sunday mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Paranaque. Image Credit: REUTERS

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20210328 empty chairs — At the St. Peter Parish in Quezon City, candles were attached to empty pews to represent parishioners taking part in Palm Sunday celebrations outside the church or online. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2021-03-28T030053Z_1393981132_RC23KM93G7T0_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-EASTER-PHILIPPINES-PALM-SUNDAY-1616919985030 — A man wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against COVID-19 holds palm fronds during a Palm Sunday mass. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_Holy_Week_50857.jpg-9aaeb-1616919982638 — Devotees wearing face masks and face shields to prevent the spread of the coronavirus attends a Palm Sunday mass. Image Credit: AP

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20210328 covid-19 infections — The Philippines is battling a renewed surge in infections, including those of the new and more transmissible variants, prompting the government to tighten existing curbs in the capital and nearby provinces. Image Credit: AFP

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20210328 coronavirus philippines — Coronavirus cases and deaths in the Philippines totalled 721,892 and 13,170, the second highest in Southeast Asia, with infections reported in the past nine days accounting for a tenth of the total. Image Credit: AP

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