File - In this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo, a young worker cleans the window of a barbershop that posts a warning sign referring to the coronavirus, with Arabic that reads, "Please greet only and don't kiss, due to the difficult circumstances in the current situation," in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 6:21 a.m.
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt
BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim, 54, rearranged the coals heating a water pipe outside his famed cafe in Baghdad.