GAZA CITY, PALESTINE
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A Palestinian artist, on September 8, paints a face mask on a child to create awareness about ways to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. A recent spike in cases in the area has raised concerns that a wider outbreak could be on its way. “For months,” reported The Washington Post, “aid agencies have warned” that the transmission of the coronavirus “through the conflict-weary” Gaza Strip “could be calamitous.”