BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - OCT 25: Police forces and priests supervising the pilgrims visiting the metal casings said to contain holy remains, including of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's Orthodox Church had an unusually harsh reaction after the Government attempted to ban the largest pilgrimages in Romania due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - OCT 25: People right after they kiss and presses different objects and icons against metal casings said to contain holy remains, including of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's Orthodox Church had an unusually harsh reaction after the Government attempted to ban the largest pilgrimages in Romania due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - OCT 25: People kiss and presses different objects and icons against metal casings said to contain holy remains, including of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's Orthodox Church had an unusually harsh reaction after the Government attempted to ban the largest pilgrimages in Romania due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - OCT 25: Priests, wearing masks against the COVID-19 infection, attending the Mass on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.