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| Subject: Italy is no outlier, it's a frontrunner. These nations are set to follow Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:23 pm | |
| It has long been tradition for an elite group of flower growers to sweep through the fields of the Netherlands in early April. Their colourful haul is blessed by the Bishop of Rotterdam before being shipped to the Vatican, where it is carefully arranged to frame the Pope during Easter Sunday Mass.
Chief designer Paul Deckers has been part of the ritual since 1988. But not this year. His plans are in ruins as the coronavirus pandemic radiates across Europe.
"Given the developments and the measures which have been taken in Italy we decided not to take any risks," Deckers says. He doesn't think the event in St Peter's Square will even go ahead.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/italy-is-no-outlier-it-s-a-frontrunner-these-nations-are-set-to-follow-20200312-p5497r.html |
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