People buy sacks of flour fearing a shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Pakistani authorities meanwhile said they'd shut down train operations across the country from Wednesday until March 31 in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
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Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts
CAIRO (AP) — An international aid group said Wednesday that closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it from reaching 300,000 people in conflict zones across the Middle East, as the virus arrived in war-torn Libya and case counts rose in Syria and the Gaza Strip, among the world's most vulnerable places.