In this Monday, March 16, 2020 photo, a food deliveryman on a scooter moves on an empty street in Beirut, Lebanon. The coronavirus pandemic has managed to do what various wars could not: Close bars, restaurants and entertainment spots across the tiny Mediterranean country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 2:05 a.m.
Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon's dying economy
BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon's Barbar eatery never closed its doors, serving up sandwiches to customers even if it meant doing so from behind sandbags.