Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio.
The presence of the poliovirus was a 'ticking time bomb,' especially given the lack of ability to isolate and care for people who contract the disease.
Haj-Hassan warned that it would be 'catastrophic' if the disease spread among healthcare workers, given that the medical system has already been 'annihilated by direct targeting.'
Dahlia Scheindlin called news of the poliovirus in Gaza 'absolutely shocking, stunning, [and] unthinkable'.
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