Easter amid coronavirus pandemic [PHOTOS]

Rev. Park Ok-soo of Seoul-based mega church Good News Mission preaches to celebrate Easter, Sunday. His sermon was streamed for churchgoers who observed the Christian holiday at home to comply with the social distancing drive aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. Yonhap

Park speaks to churchgoers watching his sermon online. Yonhap

A worker sanitizes a church in Daegu, Sunday. Yonhap

Some churches hosted an offline service ― with believers in their cars and a pastor and assistants on a distant podium. Yonhap

A spacious outdoor parking lot in Seoul is filled with worshippers' cars. Yonhap

A Catholic Church in Gwangju live-broadcasts a mess for believers at home, Sunday. Yonhap

Catholics watch the live broadcast of a Mass celebrating Easter, Sunday. Yonhap

A churchgoer has her temperature checked before going into a church in Daegu, Sunday. Yonhap

A service is under way with most seats unoccupied and participants keeping apart from each other. Yonhap



Park Si-soo pss@koreatimes.co.kr

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