BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shiites turned out to commemorate a revered imam on Saturday (March 21), defying curfews imposed to stem the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
On foot, they streamed to the golden-domed mausoleum of Imam al-Kadhim in Baghdad, where authorities kept an outer gate open to allow pilgrims into the surrounding courtyard.
Last week, it expanded the measures into a total flight ban until March 24 and shut shrines across the country. Authorities have struggled to enforce lockdowns announced in more than half of Iraq's 18 provinces, as well as a ban on travel between provinces.
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