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Two tourists pull their suitcases passing closed windows of sex workers in the Red Light District of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 16, 2020. Health minister Bruno Bruins ordered all Dutch schools, cafes, restaurants coffeeshops, saunas, sex clubs and sport and fitness clubs to be closed from Sunday March 15th onwards as the government sought to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Two tourists pull their suitcases passing closed windows of sex workers in the Red Light District of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 16, 2020. Health minister Bruno Bruins ordered all Dutch schools, cafes, restaurants coffeeshops, saunas, sex clubs and sport and fitness clubs to be closed from Sunday March 15th onwards as the government sought to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moder…

March 17, 2020

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Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures
March 17, 2020 8:57 a.m.

Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures

BERLIN (AP) — It's 7 p.m. on a Friday night, a time when Aurel Johannes Marx's three-room brothel on the edge of Berlin would normally be preparing for its first customers. Sex for sale has long been a staple part of the German capital's freewheeling nightlife. But amid concerns over the new coronavirus, even the world's supposedly oldest profession is suffering a sudden slump.