Health officials in Gaza have imposed a full lockdown after four new cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in what appears to be the first evidence of community transmission in the impoverished enclave.
The Islamist militant group Hamas, which rules the territory of two million Palestinians, ordered the 48-hour lockdown that began Tuesday. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus, businesses, schools, grocery stores and mosques must shut their doors and most citizens are unable to leave their homes.
