Italian music icon Andrea Bocelli to give audience-free solo performance representing a message of “love, healing and hope to Italy and the world” on Easter Sunday at the Duomo cathedral of Milan.
Pope Francis reads his "Urbi et Orbi" message in St. Peter's Basilica on Easter with no public participation due to the coronavirus outbreak.Pope Francis called for global solidarity on Easter in fighting the pandemic and its economic fallout, urging the relaxation of international sanctions, debt relief for poor nations and ceasefires in all conflicts.
Saying the message of this year's"Easter of solitude" should be a"contagion of hope," the pope praised doctors, nurses and others risking their lives to save others and hailed those working to keep essential services running. The country of some 30 million has recorded 4,033 infections with 52 deaths, the highest among the six Gulf Arab states. The kingdom has also halted international flights, suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage, and closed most public places. Other Gulf states have taken similar precautions.Libyans caught between bullets, bombs and now COVID-19, Red Cross warns
The humanitarian institution fears that the virus will compound the suffering of conflict-affected families who are already struggling to meet basic needs like shelter, food, water, and medical care. Despite, the civil war in the country's capital of Tripoli has recently escalated forcing people to flee their homes and damaging civilian infrastructure.
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