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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem closes its doors to the public.

This is the moment The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was closed due to Coronavirus.

Last time this happened was in 1349, during The Black Death, a bubonic plague pandemic.

What’s fascinating about this story is the guy with the keys.

A comment from the thread: “The (sic) Christianity’s holiest shrine is guarded by Muslim Family Joudeh Al Goudia. The Family has been Gatekeepers of the Holy Sepulchre Church since 1187.”

The reason a Sunni Muslim keeps the keys is to prevent conflict among the many Christian sects that have some claim on the site.