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Old Gazan factory restored to produce protective suits amid pandemic

Amid fears of catastrophic consequences in case of a coronavirus outbreak in the besieged Gaza Strip, two Palestinians took the lead and started a factory to produce protective suits.

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Municipal workers carry out disinfection work at marketplaces and streets to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in Gaza City, Gaza, March 27, 2020. — Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Strip is facing major challenges, especially at the financial and medical levels, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

On March 25, the government in Gaza announced that seven security officers have been infected with the coronavirus, adding that all of them had come in contact with the first two cases that had been recorded March 21. 

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