22-03-2020 20:47 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Nations's capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms

As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.Public officials are publicly pleading for low turnout and one prominent local chef has launched the #StayHomeCherryBlossomsChallenge to make low visitation numbers into some sort of community goal.Health officials have said limiting public gatherings and keeping a distance of
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