Monkey business at Bansky's Bethlehem hotel masks coronavirus fears


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Mar 2020

BETHLEHEM (Reuters) - British artist Banksy's hotel in Bethlehem brought a touch of humour to the West Bank town by strapping a surgical mask to the model monkey bellhop at its entrance as coronavirus fears grip residents and tourists.

Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity was ordered closed on Thursday and foreign tourists were banned from West Bank hotels after four suspected coronavirus cases were found in the Palestinian town.

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