The Middle East saw an increase of 17% in the number of cases in the last two weeks.
Turkish police officers wearing face masks, with the Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia, now a museum, in the background, patrol at touristic Sultanahmet Square following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 5, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
