Gaza bombardment may have spurred coronavirus cases, doctors say
SHARE As the smoke over the Gaza Strip clears after 11 days of Israeli bombardment, fears are growing of a surge in coronavirus cases. More than 100,000 people displaced from their homes by Israeli air strikes sought shelter from further bombardments huddled together in makeshift shelters and overcrowded family homes – ideal environments for the spread of Covid-19. While the extent of damage to the besieged enclave's buildings and infrastructure has become clearer since Friday's ceasefire, the true spread of the virus is more difficult to establish. Operations at the enclave's only sa...