Gaza has gone into lockdown after it reported its first COVID-19 cases outside a quarantined area. The four cases were from the same family in a refugee camp.
Doctors in eastern Libya are warning that overburdened and poorly equipped hospitals will not be able to handle the rising number of coronavirus patients. Protesters have taken to the streets of Tripoli and Misrata in recent days to demand an end to corruption, and proper care for those affected by the pandemic.