Gaza's health system days from being overwhelmed by COVID-19, advisers say


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  • Sunday, 22 Nov 2020

Palestinians wearing protective face masks sit at Shifa hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Gaza City November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

GAZA (Reuters) - A sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the Gaza Strip could overwhelm the Palestinian enclave's meagre medical system by next week, public health advisers said on Sunday.

Gaza, where the dense and poor population of 2 million is vulnerable to contagions, has logged 14,000 coronavirus cases and 65 deaths, mostly since August.

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