17-03-2020 15:19 via ocregister.com

Coronavirus dampens St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the world

By PETER MORRISON and JILL LAWLESS
DUBLIN — St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the world have fallen victim to the new coronavirus — but even a pandemic could not quash the desire to celebrate the color green, Guinness and all things Irish.
Parades and parties were canceled around the globe Tuesday as governments imposed restrictions on human contact to slow the spread of the virus.
Tim Finnerty, the Grand Marshall of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, leads c
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