Gaza, Palestine. 26 August 2020. The Ministries of Health, Information, and Interior hold a joint press conference on Wednesday evening to update the Coronavirus situation in the Gaza Strip and to announce an extension of the lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. During the conference, which was held outside the Ministry of Health’s headquarters, the fact that two Covid-19 infections were detected in the ministry building and the long power cut highlighted the gravity of the virus emergency in the blockaded and impoverished Gaza Strip. Speakers appealed to the international community fo
Gaza, Palestine. 26 August 2020. The Ministries of Health, Information, and Interior hold a joint press conference on Wednesday evening to update the Coronavirus situation in the Gaza Strip and to announce an extension of the lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. During the conference, which was held outside the Ministry of Health’s headquarters, the fact that two Covid-19 infections were detected in the ministry building and the long power cut highlighted the gravity of the virus emergency in the blockaded and impoverished Gaza Strip. Speakers appealed to the international community for help, especially for the crippled Gaza's health care sector and its great shortage in medical equipment and supplies as well as ventilators
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