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FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, people line up at a government office for national identification cards, before it potentially closes amid measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As the virus spreads, the World Health Organization has pointed out that the future of the pandemic will be determined by what happens in some of the world’s poorest and most densely populated countries. But what do you do if there is no space to socially distance yourself from others? (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

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From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?
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From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she said.