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Jerusalem's Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus

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JERUSALEM – A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday to distribute olive branches after the traditional Palm Sunday procession was cancelled due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The march took place as Israel deployed troops to help contain an outbreak in a hard-hit city. Iran, dealing with the worst outbreak in the Mideast, announced plans to allow some businesses to reopen later this month even as the death toll continued to climb.

Lebanon, meanwhile, reopened its airport to allow citizens who had been stranded overseas to return home. Palm Sunday celebrations start the Holy Week leading up to Easter.

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