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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Amid virus surge in Gaza, 88% of hospital beds in Strip are full
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra tells Gaza-based Shehab News that 88% of the hospital beds for critical coronavirus cases have been filled.
“We are working to increase the capacity of the health system to contain the rising number of cases,” al-Qidra says.
The Gaza Strip hit 10,000 active coronavirus cases today, the vast majority of which were identified over the past two weeks. Around 27% of coronavirus tests came back positive in the last 24 hours.
— Aaron Boxerman
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