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2020-03-31 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ‐ When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group.

But her initial jitters turned to fear when two fellow travelers in another facility tested positive for the coronavirus ‐ the first cases to be confirmed in Gaza.

"Once there were cases of the virus spreading, we started to feel afraid and disappointed," Amraa, a 30-year-old journalist, said by phone from quarantine, where she has spent a week and a half sleeping in a room with five other women and sharing a bathroom.

The virus found a way into Gaza, even though the Mediterranean enclave has been largely cut off from the world by an Israeli-Egyptian blockade since Hamas militants seized it 13 years ago.

On Monday, the Health Ministry said a new case was confirmed among the quarantined, bringing the total to 10. It added all of them were in good condition and receiving care at a special field hospital.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-31 03:10|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 Fire rockets from your own backyard?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-31 04:25||   2020-03-31 04:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Finally! A use for the tunnels besides man-goat orgies...
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-31 08:11||   2020-03-31 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Only use ECO-Limos for the funerals.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-31 23:28||   2020-03-31 23:28|| Front Page Top

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