Breaking: Bethlehem church to close after suspected Coronavirus cases

Foreign tourists visit the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 05, 2020. – The Palestinian health ministry called for local churches, mosques and other institutions to close after a number of suspected cases of coronavirus COVID-19 at a hotel in the Holy Land city of Bethlehem. (Photo by Musa Al SHAER / AFP)

The church built on the Bethlehem site revered as the birthplace of Jesus is to close after a suspected outbreak of the coronavirus, a church official said Thursday.

The Palestinian health ministry called for local churches, mosques and other institutions to close after a number of suspected cases at a hotel in the Holy Land city of Bethlehem. AFP