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A man walks by mostly-closed stalls at the Jemaa el-Fna square in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on September 8, 2020, currently empty of its usual crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Snake charmers, storytellers and crowds of tourists; the legendary Jamaa El Fna square of Morocco's Marrakech is almost as famous for the number of visitors as its colourful performers. But with tough government restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the tourism industry on which Marrakech depends screeched to a halt. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Marrakesh 'suffocates' sans tourists
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