New COVID-19 Wave Fuels Fears of Surge in Palestinian Refugee Camps - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
A second wave of the new coronavirus infections sweeping the Israeli-occupied West Bank is raising concerns over a surge in overcrowded Palestinian refugee camps where social distancing is next to impossible.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the Palestinian Authority quickly imposed a lockdown as it sought to contain infections. However, as the Israeli government and later the PA eased restrictions in late April and May, the number of infections rose again, exacerbated by breaches of limits on public assembly and movement.
One major driver has been Palestinian workers going to and from jobs in neighboring Israel, according to the PA, AFP reported.
#Covid-19#Israel#Palestine#camps#migrant#migration#seconde_vague#travailleursmigrants#politique#économie#santé#pandémie
▻https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2419986/new-covid-19-wave-fuels-fears-surge-palestinian-refugee-camps