FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, a health worker prepares to take swab samples to test for the coronavirus at a drive-through screening center in Cairo, Egypt. The coronavirus pandemic will exact a heavy toll on Arab countries, causing an economic contraction of 5.7% this year, pushing millions into poverty and compounding the suffering of those affected by armed conflict, a U.N. report said Thursday, July 23, 2020. The U.N.'s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia expects some Arab economies to shrink by up to 13%, amounting to an overall loss for the region of $152 billion. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
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