DEVOTEES of the Black Nazarene who joined in the feast day celebration on Saturday should “minimize interaction,” especially with the vulnerable members of their household, and “actively monitor” themselves for symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), health experts said.
Faith over fear A Black Nazarene devotee stares at lines of his fellow devotees from a footbridge at the intersection of Quezon Boulevard and Raon Street in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 9, 2021. Organizers of the annual Traslacion of the darkened, centuries-old image of Jesus carrying the cross have scrapped the event this year on account of the coronavirus pandemic and instead offered Masses while implementing physical distancing measures as much as possible. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN