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Still in the Middle East and Abu Dhabi has announced it will cordon off the UAE’s capital as well as banning travel between regions within the emirate for a week from Tuesday to rein in the novel coronavirus, AFP reports.
The announcement on Sunday means that residents of the United Arab Emirates will not be allowed to travel from the capital Abu Dhabi to the services hub of Dubai, 90 minutes on a major highway, without a permit.
Poverty in the occupied West Bank may double as Palestinians are hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned on Monday.
AFP reports that the Palestinian territories have seen low infection rates after acting quickly, with three deaths out of 450 cases registered among some five million residents in Gaza and the West Bank.
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