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Health officials: Israel destroys Gaza's only Covid-19 testing lab
17 May 2021 18:24 BST
Senior Gaza health official Dr Yousef Abu al-Rish has said that Israel has destroyed the besieged territory’s only laboratory testing for Covid-19.
The Israeli attack on the Gazan Ministry of Health and the Remal clinic caused several injuries to staff working on the coronavirus-testing hotline, Abu al-Rish added, explaining there was now “a complete halt” on tests.
Officials in the territory, which has been under bombardment for more than a week, have called on the international community to protect health workers from Israeli attacks.
As well as damaging clinics and hospitals, the Israeli military has destroyed infrastructure, making it harder for emergency workers to reach the wounded and transport them for treatment.