Dutch sex workers, bar owners protest against virus lockdown
By PETER DEJONG and MIKE CORDER
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A building with sex workers' posters in the red light district during the COVID-19 pandemic, June 27, 2020, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - In a scene reminiscent of carefree cafe life before coronavirus lockdown, Peter Bender reached across one of the outdoor tables at De Ooievaar bar and placed a cup of coffee and slice of apple pie in front of one of his guests.
But the coffee went cold and the pie remained uneaten at the bar in Rotterdam's historic Delfshaven neighborhood.