World News | Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Egypt Re-opens Crossing with Gaza for 3 Days

Cairo [Egypt], August 10 (ANI): Egypt has re-opened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palestinian embassy in Cairo said on Monday.

The crossing was shut in mid-March in a bid to combat the spread of COVID-19. It has now been opened in both directions to allow Palestinian travellers to leave and those stranded to return to Gaza, Anadolu News Agency reported.

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Palestinians returning to Gaza have to quarantine themselves for 21 days as a precautionary step.

Quoting the Palestinian health authorities, Anadolu News Agency reported that 81 COVID-19 cases have been registered in Gaza, of which 71 have recovered. So far, only one fatality due to the infection has been confirmed. (ANI)

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