ON THE COVER: An elderly man wears a mask as a preventive measure against coronavirus (COVID-19) as Idlib Health Directorate, Civil Defense Crews and local charities disinfect schools and tent cities in Idlib, Syria, March 18.

PHOTO BY MUHAMMED SAID/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES
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Prisons are Super-Spreaders of the Coronavirus: Free Palestinians and Americans by Delinda C. Hanley
From the U.S. to Palestine, prisoners, especially children and political prisoners, must be released in light of the coronavirus. 

Delinda C. Hanley chronicles the pleas of Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, Defense for Children International-Palestine and Ramzy Baroud, author of These Chains Will Be Broken.

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Coronavirus: Gaza Joins International Panic by Mohammed Omer
"The United Nations has issued repeated warnings about the collapsing Gaza health system resulting from the 13-year siege and repeated Israeli military assaults," correspondent Mohammed Omer notes. "Now, Gaza is panicking as it is facing the deadly virus with primitive equipment and ill-equipped hospitals."

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