Churches issuing COVID-19 safety protocols for Easter services amid pandemic Churches issuing COVID-19 safety protocols for Easter services amid pandemic By Blair Caldwell | April 1, 2021 at 5:30 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 6:27 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - This weekend is a big one for churches as they celebrate Easter. If you remember last year a majority of local services happened online as we adjusted to COVID-19. “You know this thing has still not gone away and if you look at our 14 day community transmission rate it would be seen, we’ve been coming down since our last peak in the end of January, but we have plateaued,” said Dr. Lawton Davis, Director of the Coastal Health District.