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Doubts over whether Gaza blockade will stop epidemic from spreading

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Published: 20 March 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Gazans returning from Israel fear they'll bring coronavirus back with them; Palestinian PM Shtayyeh urges Palestinians to stop work in settlements due to coronavirus

Blockaded Gaza looks wryly on as world isolates itself (Reuters)

Gazans returning from Israel fear they'll bring coronavirus back with them (Haaretz)
Palestinians with permits to leave are Gaza staying put, and cancer patients treated in Israel are required to be kept isolated upon their return

Can blockade shield Gaza Strip from epidemic? (Al-Monitor)
The Israeli security system is trying to head off a nightmare as the coronavirus menaces the uniquely vulnerable Gaza Strip

Shtayyeh urges Palestinians to stop work in settlements due to coronavirus (Jerusalem Post)
Shtayyeh also announced that movement between the PA-controlled territories and Israel will be banned after the three-day deadline.

Palestinian Authority confirms two new coronavirus cases (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas starts building quarantine rooms in Gaza

Photo: A woman enters Gaza through the Rafah Crossing, March 2020 (Ibrahim Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
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