In Pictures: Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes

People walk outside the closed Quiapo church to say a brief prayer on Good Friday as the government implements a strict lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Manila, Philippines (Aaron Favila/AP)

Christians are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with some religious sites open to limited numbers of faithful but none of the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter.

Christians attend a Good Friday service at St Joseph’s Cathedral in Prayagraj, India (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)