![[사회]’Be careful’ in face-to-face worship on Easter…The quarantine authorities are’relentless’](https://image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2021/0404/202104041751108300_t.jpg "[사회]’Be careful’ in face-to-face worship on Easter…The quarantine authorities are’relentless’")
[앵커]
On Easter, religious ceremonies were held in churches and cathedrals across the country with more members attending than usual.
Although we tried to comply with the quarantine guidelines, the tensions of the quarantine authorities were high as we were facing the ‘4th pandemic’.
Reporter Hong Min-ki reports.
[기자]
On a Sunday morning, in front of a large church in Seoul.
For Easter, believers are constantly gathering.
Ahead of the Easter service, the church members are really long lined up in front of the church.
A few turns around the front of the chapel, the line extends for hundreds of meters.
Easter is the second time in the era of Corona 19.
Unlike last year, which was held non-face-to-face, this year, as we can offer on-site worship, our steps have increased.
[조명욱 / 서울 독산동 : (평소보다) 조금 더 오신 것 같아요. 부활절은 기독교인들에게 큰 절기 중에 하나거든요.]
In the chapel of 12,000 people, 2,000 people, less than 20% of the government’s quarantine guidelines, sat at a distance.
Instead of the forbidden choir, several members of the church climbed to the podium, put on masks, and sang hymns from a distance.
[이주억 / 여의도순복음교회 남선교회 회장 : 처음의 방역 수칙을 그대로 준수하고 있습니다. 2m 거리 두기를 출입할 때부터 앉는 좌석까지 철저하게….]
Myeong-Dong Catholic Cathedral also gave an Easter Mass with only 200 people, 20% of the garden, participating.
Both the cardinals and priests wore masks, stood behind screens, and offered comfort to those suffering from Corona 19.
[염수정 / 천주교 서울대교구장 : 특히 코로나19로 인해서 애쓰시는 모든 분을 함께 기억하고, 또 희생된 분들도 기억하면서 강복 드리겠습니다.]
Most of them seemed to be careful to follow the quarantine regulations, but there are still concerns that it could be a spark for the ‘4th pandemic’.
The quarantine authorities conducted on-site inspections a week ago.
[이인식 / 서울시 문화정책과 주무관 : 저희가 총 1,252개소 나가고 있고요. 총 점검 인원은 619명입니다. 소독 대장, 환기 대장이 있는지와 환기를 어떻게 하고 있는지에 대해서 (점검했습니다.)]
The city of Seoul, which has inspected over 1,300 sites until Easter, has a policy to strictly respond to violations such as prohibition of gatherings and imposition of penalties if violations are detected.
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