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Mosques, Churches in Egypt Emerge from Coronavirus Closure

Heather Murdock

   ISTANBUL/CAIRO - Major mosques and churches reopened in Cairo over the
   weekend after a more than five-month shutdown. This comes as the number
   of Egypt's new COVID-19 cases rise again after weeks of decline.

   Only a handful of people in this crowded church are wearing masks,
   despite the priest imploring worshipers to take precautions against the
   coronavirus.

   After the service, 32- year-old Moza Nazmy says he thinks more people
   came to pray than normal, supposing the pandemic has led many to
   contemplate mortality.

   But he said, he was surprised people didn't take more precautions.

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