Christmas celebrations continue across world despite shadow cast by Covid

Christians wearing face masks at a Christmas service in Seoul, South Korea (Lee Jin-man/AP)

Families and communities have been marking Christmas Day across the globe despite varying levels of coronavirus-related restrictions.

In South Korea, the toughest social distancing rules remained in place, requiring churches to accept a limited number of worshippers – 70% of their seating capacity – and attendees had to be fully vaccinated.