Coronavirus: As churches reopen, clap while you can’t sing

Churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and other places of worship are now allowed to welcome back congregations as part of the government's latest easing of lockdown measures. As per the latest guidelines from the government, communal singing is prohibited due to the potential for increased risk of coronavirus transmission from airborne droplets, as places of worship reopen.
Worshippers gathered in their smart suits and summer dresses at the first church service in three months at Cornerstone the Church, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Pastor Chris Demetrious  told the crowd of hundred people that, “We cannot sing. But we can stand, we can clap, and there is nothing wrong with finding other ways to express yourself.”
The smell of  hand sanitiser lingered on.