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Coronavirus: mardi gras without Carnevale in Venice

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A tourist (R) wearing a protective face mask visits Piazza San Marco, in Venice, Italy, 24 February 2020, during the usual period of the Carnival festivities.

A tourist (R) wearing a protective face mask visits Piazza San Marco, in Venice, Italy, 24 February 2020, during the usual period of the Carnival festivities. Source: AAP Image/Andrea Merola/EPA/ANSA

One of the events that have been suspended in Italy because of the COVID-19 outbreak was the Carnevale di Venezia, which would have ended today, Tuesday 25 February.

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One of the events that have been suspended in Italy because of the COVID-19 outbreak was the Carnevale di Venezia, which would have ended today, Tuesday 25 February.

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