Protesters pull the barriers set up by the police as they demonstrate against the closing of a crossing point straddling a United Nations-controlled buffer zone in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Around 200 people gathered at the Ledra Street crossing point to voice their opposition to it closing. The Cyprus government said it closed the Ledra Street crossing point along with three others to help with efforts to prevent the possible spread of a new COVID-19 virus either to the breakaway, Turkish Cypriot north or the internationally recognized, Greek Cypriot south. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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