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In this photo taken Monday March 16, 2020, Julie Dinot wears a mask as she attends to customers at the Savonnerie de la Licorne shop on Marseille's Old Port in Marseille, southern France. Amid the rapid outbreak of the new coronavirus across Europe, the hallmark Marseille tradition of soap-making is enjoying a renaissance, as the French public rediscovers this essential local product. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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AP PHOTOS: Virus revives demand for traditional French soap
March 19, 2020 12:27 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Virus revives demand for traditional French soap

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Amid the rapid spread of the new coronavirus across Europe, the hallmark Marseille tradition of soap-making is enjoying a renaissance, as the French rediscover an essential local product.