Urgent: Gaza reports first polio case since conflict: health ministry


  • World
  • Saturday, 17 Aug 2024

RAMALLAH, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip has recorded the first case of poliovirus infection since the onset of the ongoing Israel-Palestinie conflict, the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said Friday.

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