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The Gaza Strip and COVID-19: Preparing for the Worst
The coronavirus is now present in Gaza, the populous Palestinian enclave blockaded by air, land and sea since 2007.
An epidemic would be calamitous.
- ICG
Hamas should tighten public health measures;
Israel should loosen restrictions so that medical supplies can enter and afflicted Palestinians can leave.
- What’s new?
COVID-19 cases have appeared in the Gaza Strip, where close to two million Palestinians live in 365 sq km, many of them in crowded refugee camps where social distancing is…
- Why does it matter?
A major outbreak of the illness would swiftly overwhelm…