Empty churches, food drive mark start of Easter weekend in coronavirus-hit U.S.

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Political leaders and health experts urged Americans celebrating Good Friday and the Easter weekend to avoid church gatherings, with more than 90% of the country under stay-at-home orders

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, and other health officials pointed to declining rates of coronavirus hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units - particularly in hard-hit New York state - as signs that social distancing measures are paying off.

The New York Times cited separate forecasts from the U.S. departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services projecting the death toll could reach 200,000 if stay-at-home orders are lifted after 30 days. The outbreak there seemed at odds with promising data presented by California Governor Gavin Newsom showing that social distancing has worked so far to flatten the arc of infections in his state.

Volunteers with Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, hand out boxes of food to LAX workers in the parking lot of The Forum during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Inglewood, California, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle GrillotAt his daily White House briefing, President Donald Trump said he was receiving fewer calls from governors urgently seeking equipment and help.

Swindle said she planned to watch a livestream of Good Friday evening prayers - normally “a huge gathering of worshiping God” - and to promote her church’s online Easter service on her Facebook profile.

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A a bunch of them said a big FU! to the rest of the country and to the grandmas & to the grandpas & to the healthcare workers & to the grocery store clerks and stockers, etc. Their 1A rights supersede everyone else’s right to life. They NEVER get to hold moral high ground again!

maggieNYT In CA they are using Drive in theaters.. everyone stays inside cars.

You don't 'celebrate' Good Friday. You 'Observe'. Jesus Christ get it right. No pun.

Trump’s team using emergency powers to corner the market on PPE, tests, ventilators at tax payer expense, paying huge fees to big companies, then rewarding states that show gratitude. While Americans die. Trump feigning agony over decision to open economy. How evil is he?

日本でも同じです。The church of Japan will celebrate Easter at home, too.

Most Churches and Church leaders responded sensibly, but the last I think we're imprudent. The spread of Coronavirus in South Korea is said to have originated precisely in a Church due to a Church service. Faith and reason are both important here.

This Pastor should be fined or his church closed. It’s outrageous.

maggieNYT RT if you agree. Let's make history. It would be a first.

maggieNYT STAY THE FLOCK HOME!

If you want your children to be abused or raped you can go to church, no punishment to the pope or members of the church, the nicest place to go pray

maggieNYT 😭😭😭❤❤❤

maggieNYT They were not asked as a part of a national measure. Did Trump even ask it? I don't think so. The US president, so far, is not calling for nationwide measures. And is pushing for the country to open asap.

maggieNYT WE DON’T CELEBRATE GOOD FRIDAY IT’S LITERALLY COMMEMORATION OF THE SADDEST DAY OF ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY PLEASE STOP

Church is obviously unnecessary

No they were ordered and those who chose to exercise their civil rights were threaded with fines and/or jail service even when conducted in a manner consistent with other existing “essential” services lien doing drive up and everyone stays in their vehicles.

Churches aren't empty, they are filled with illegal money for laundering.

The Real Church is now emerging ...... it never was a building it was a body of people connecting worldwide.

Going to a religious service is like watching a good movie. You come out feeling great although knowing that it is not real.

Report concludes 'Variant ‘A’, most closely related to the virus found in both bats and pangolins, is described as “the root of the outbreak” by researchers. Type ‘B’ is derived from ‘A’, separated by two mutations, then ‘C’ is in turn a “daughter” of ‘B’.' This is shocking!!

The forum, hope everyone is doing well.

The stupid american's will roll out 'buts its our constitution right' blah blah blah 😂

Watching live streams here

Pray together, cause your brethren to die!

God doesn't attend church

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