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Egypt's governors of Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyoubia, Damietta and Sohag ordered the closure of all public parks and beaches during Sham El Nessim (Easter) to curb the COVID-19 spread and maintain social distancing measures. This year's Sham El Nessim holiday is expected to take place on Monday 3rd of May, which comes after the celebration of Orthodox Easter on Sunday. Last week, 18 dioceses across Egypt announced that they will be suspending services during this year’s Holy Week and Easter as part…