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Private prayers and empty funerals: The pandemic is hard on the Middle East faithful Mecca

Private prayers and empty funerals: The pandemic is hard on the Middle East faithful

Paying no attention to the tenets of social distancing, the abaya-shrouded women — no masks or gloves among them — crowded into the Baghdad square surrounding the shrine to Imam Musa Kadhim.“I invite China, Italy and Iran,” one of the women said to a journalist from a satellite news station.…
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March 25, 2020
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre closes amid coronavirus fears Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre closes amid coronavirus fears

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, was closed on Wednesday as a precaution against the coronavirus. The closure, initially for a week, followed a meeting between Israeli police and church leaders, said Wadie Abu Nassar,…
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March 25, 2020
Lyft is offering free and discounted bike-share passes for workers fighting the coronavirus New York City

Lyft is offering free and discounted bike-share passes for workers fighting the coronavirus

Lyft is offering free or discounted bike-share trips to workers fighting the coronavirus. The ride-hail company is inviting certain workers in New York City, Boston, and Chicago to sign up for free, one-month memberships or discounted trips. Lyft says it’s also stepping up its cleaning procedures to ensure its bikes…
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March 25, 2020
They WANT it to spread: Kaiser Permanente theatens to FIRE nurses for wearing N95 masks while treating coronavirus patients Venezuela

They WANT it to spread: Kaiser Permanente theatens to FIRE nurses for wearing N95 masks while treating coronavirus patients

Nurses working at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California face being fired for wearing their own N95 masks while treating coronavirus-infected patients, health care unions are now warning. The story, broken by The Intercept, is sending shockwaves of disbelief across the internet as people are coming to realize some health authorities…
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March 25, 2020