Christians celebrate Easter Sunday in person after two years of Covid-19 restrictions

For the past two years, Mrs Jasmine Wing and her husband celebrated Easter Sunday through a computer screen via their church's online services.

When The Straits Times visited the church during its 10am mass, around 750 congregants were inside, with another 200 seated outdoors watching a live stream of the mass.A queue of more than 50 people was seen outside the church at about 9.30am, ahead of the 10am mass. At Wesley Methodist Church in Fort Canning Road, Mrs Tan Geok Cheng, 56, said she felt comforted to finally be able to mark Easter Sunday in church.

The church was almost at full capacity during its 8.30am service. The worshippers wore masks and kept their distance from others as they entered the church even though safe distancing is no longer mandated.

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