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Empty racks are seen at flower auctioneer Royal FloraHolland in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Sales at major Dutch growers have slumped, forcing farmers to destroy their flower crops in this busy spring season when bulb fields erupt into color. With lockdowns and border restrictions around the world because of the coronavirus the Netherlands' multibillion dollar flower industry has slumped. For many people the new coronavirus pandemic causes mild or moderate symptoms but for some it can cause severe illness. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Empty racks are seen at flower auctioneer Royal FloraHolland in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Sales at major Dutch growers have slumped, forcing farmers to destroy their flower crops in this busy spring season when bulb fields erupt into color. With lockdowns and border restrictions around the world because of the coronavirus the Netherlands' multibillion dollar flower industry has slumped. For many people the new coronavirus pandemic causes mild or modera…

March 20, 2020

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Tulips from Amsterdam? Not in times of coronavirus crisis
March 20, 2020 6:15 a.m.

Tulips from Amsterdam? Not in times of coronavirus crisis

LISSE, Netherlands (AP) — The pots of chrysanthemums stacked in Henk van der Slot’s barn in the Netherlands bulb fields were supposed to decorate St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican over Easter.