COVID-19 makes for a bleak Christmas in the land where Christianity started
A gloomy Christmas: Hana Salah reports from Gaza on how restrictions on gatherings and travel have reduced already meager incomes for many small businesses, making the holiday season a gloomy one for business owners and families who depend on trade with the West Bank. The Ministry of Health of the Hamas government, which runs Gaza, warned that new cases have “reached unexpectedly high levels at an infection rate of 44% of the total daily tests. But the true rate may be much higher in light of the reluctance to get tested and the health care system’s incapacity.”
