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Royal mummies are transported in a convoy from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Egyptian mummies paraded through Cairo on way to new museum

The convoy transported 18 kings and four queens, mostly from the New Kingdom, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo's Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat

Men pass in front of poster for pharaohs golden parade after the renovation of Tahrir Square for transferring 22 mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, amidst the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
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Majestic Cairo parade as Egyptian mummies move museum

A member of a medical team sprays disinfectant near the golden mask of King Tutankhamun, as a precautionary move amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt March 23, 2020/ Reuters
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Coronavirus hits Egypt's administrative capital, museum