Fear and loathing in 2020: coronavirus wallops the Middle East
Nearly 150,000 have died in the region due to the coronavirus pandemic but vaccines boost hope for 2021
Iranian women wearing protective face masks walk in Darband street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran June 12, 2020(photo credit: ALI KHARA/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/VIA REUTERS)ByJOSHUA SHUMAN/THE MEDIA LINE