Gaza's health system days from being overwhelmed by COVID-19
Seventy-nine of Gaza's 100 ventilators have been taken up by COVID-19 patients, said Elmanama, a microbiologist who is part of Gaza's pandemic task force.
A Palestinian woman waits before leaving Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was reopened for the first time since it was closed in March over Covid-19 concerns, in the southern Gaza strip August 11, 2020.(photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / REUTERS)ByREUTERS