The Church of Nativity in Bethlehem is all ready to welcome visitors after the end of the 8-year-long renovation process. On The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis tells you the story of the oldest church in the Holy Land.

The West Asia Post | Church of Nativity ready to welcome visitors

The Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem was closed indefinitely Thursday amid suspicions that four Palestinians had caught the coronavirus.

Bethlehem closes Church of Nativity over Coronavirus fears

The global coronavirus outbreak has now forced the closure of religious sites across the world. The Church of Nativity in West Bank has been shut down and foreign tourists have been banned from all West Bank hotels for two weeks. Watch report:

Coronavirus outbreak forces closure of religious sites