Several of the countries are carved up among rival claimant governments, factions or armed groups, snarling any attempt at nationwide protection programs. “The impact will be magnified.”Most patients who contract the new coronavirus develop only mild symptoms and recover after about two weeks. So far Yemen, Libya, Syria and Gaza have not confirmed any infections. Officials in Yemen and Libya offered reassurances this week that things were under control. “May God protect us.”————Associated Press writers Fares Akram in Gaza City, Gaza Strip; Zeina Karam in Beirut; and Rahim Faiez in Kabul, Afghanistan contributed to this report.

Source: ABC News March 18, 2020 06:11 UTC