Medical personnel wearing protective gear checks identifications before a COVID-19 test part of the government's measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the orthodox city of Bnei Brak ,a Tel Aviv suburb , Israel, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
March 31, 2020
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UN begins home food drops for Gaza's needy to stem virus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A U.N. aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded distribution centers — part of an attempt to prevent a mass outbreak of the new coronavirus in the densely populated Gaza Strip.