A Year of the Pandemic: In Middle East, Coronavirus Compounds Conflict

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5

March 11 marks a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. The Middle East was one of the first regions to be hit outside China – and as Henry Ridgwell reports, the pandemic has exacerbated existing crises caused by conflict and forced migration.
Camera: Henry Ridgwell Producers: Henry Ridgwell and Jon Spier