Ukraine’s two rival Orthodox churches clashed on April 16 over public health guidelines for forthcoming Easter celebrations, after the one said believers could gather outside places of worship despite a government ban on public gatherings due to the pandemic.
Associated Press: Rival Ukraine churches clash over Easter lockdown rules
A healthcare worker takes the temperature of a monk leaving the territory of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on April 13, 2020. The head of the monastery initially defied the coronavirus and called on to people to keep coming to the church, but reportedly went down with it himself.
