FILE PHOTO: A patient, who is not infected by coronavirus, lies on a bed at the emergency ward of a hospital which will be allocate for coronavirus patients in preparation for any possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people in conflict zones, and could fuel socio-economic upheaval, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday.
Curfews and lockdowns imposed as public health measures to stem spread of the virus are already making it difficult or impossible for many to provide for their families, it said.
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