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In this Monday, March 16, 2020 photo, a man walks past closed shops after authorities ordered the closure as part of the preventive measures against the preventive measures against the coronavirus, inside the upscale Beirut Souks shopping mall in Beirut, Lebanon. COVID-19 has managed to do what various wars could not: Close bars, restaurants and entertainment spots across the tiny Mediterranean country. The pandemic is an economic gut punch, delivered at a time when Lebanon is mired in the worst financial crisis in its history -- one that could hasten the country's long-feared economic collapse. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

In this Monday, March 16, 2020 photo, a man walks past closed shops after authorities ordered the closure as part of the preventive measures against the preventive measures against the coronavirus, inside the upscale Beirut Souks shopping mall in Beirut, Lebanon. COVID-19 has managed to do what various wars could not: Close bars, restaurants and entertainment spots across the tiny Mediterranean country. The pandemic is an economic gut punch, delivered at a time when Lebanon …

March 26, 2020

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Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon's dying economy
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.