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White dress and matching mask: Palestinians brave virus to wed

A Palestinian bride and groom wearing masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease leave a hairdressing salon, on their wedding day in Beit Jala in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 20, 2020. [Reuters]

A wedding in the West Bank on Friday saw a twist on a familiar scene: the Palestinian bride wore a long white dress, but with a matching face mask and gloves to protect against the novel coronavirus.

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