APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza – 01 April 2021. Palestinian Hanan al-Madhoun, 37, builds a traditional lantern, called a "fanous" used as a decoration to celebrate the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at her home in Gaza City on April 1, 2021.
01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian Hanan al-Madhoun, 37 years old
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Living in a conflict zone amid the outbreak of Covid-19 can present a whole range of challenges. In Gaza, where health services are stretched and unemployment is high, many families struggle financially to make ends meet and get the care they need. Add the additional pressures of a health pandemic and the medical and financial pressures they bring, Ramadan is now a period of worry for many people.
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