Georgian churches remain open for Easter despite lockdown

Health officials in Georgia are braced for a spike in infections after churches were allowed to stay open for the Orthodox Easter.
Gatherings of more than three people are banned in the country but that does not apply to Easter services.
Critics have accused the government of failing to hold the leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church to account.
Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Tbilisi, Georgia.

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[rolandikopaleishvili]

Wonder why foreigners in this comment section worry about us?! People mind your own problems! We are doing great! We don't need your pity! For those who call us stupids for celebrating easter in a church, I want to let you know that my country is one of those who have achieved success in fighting Covid-19. I think my country is the only one who didn't stop worshipping and we have the least cases in the whole Europe. It has passed a month after easter celebration and instead of the cases being increased it has decreased. Instead of trying to insult us try to walk in the right path. When The USA and France started to use one specific medcine after trying out several cures for months, my country has already been using the right one from the very start. And I'm not even going to explain why did we risk and try exactly the right cure out. Just think twice why did we such a small nation survive this virus which has changed everyone's plans and made everyone "bow to it"? And while you think about it take into account the fact that my country has so many visitors as well. Try to think about since when was this small country's doctors and hospitals better than the developed countries' ones?!

[mnp]

Good for the Church!!! Xristos Anesti 🇬🇷

[yourfuner]

We don't looking for some miracles, we know we may die, also we know that if we die for christ this is grateful. Man’s goal is God and not two seconds of life. We will die anyway in the end. Don't fear of death, fear GOD...

[nickkhutsishvili]

Why does al jazzera keep attacking the church?

[FirstnameLastname-pybc]

"Critics" yeah, one of the most corrupt ex-prime minister

[babydrumphf]

Wasn't Stalin a Georgian & I don't mean Georgia USA?

[kathleenyoung]

Well - that’s definitely not Atlanta, Georgia.

[mojoe]

Hey. Thatl isn't Atlanta Georgia. We speak English and Spanish here.

[resiliencelyfe]

This is ridiculous. Many religious are confused between science, common sense & God’s expectations... even if some choose to stay home- those who didn’t will bring it back to the community