Amid fears of a mass coronavirus outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, a two-week cease-fire expired Thursday with no permanent deal in its place to end fighting between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition opposing them.
Heeding a call last month by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to implement a truce, the coalition, which backs the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, declared a cease-fire to allow for UN-brokered talks and to focus on containing the novel coronavirus.
