Gaza reports first COVID-19 outside quarantine areas, declares lockdown
The four cases were from a single family in a camp in central Gaza, amid concern over Gaza’s potentially disastrous combination of poverty, densely populated refugee camps and limited hospital sapce.
A policeman, wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), stands guard as Palestinians wait outside a bank to withdraw cash, in Gaza City March 29, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)ByREUTERS