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Authorities detect community spread of virus in Gaza

by Associated Press
| August 24, 2020 1:27 PM

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first cases of coronavirus spread through the community, raising fears of an outbreak in the impoverished territory blockaded by Israel and Egypt.

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