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    COVID-19: Yemen's qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat

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    COVID-19: Yemen's qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat

    Vast majority of Yemenis chew the leaves for hours a day

    Published:  June 11, 2020 15:05 Reuters  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    Sanaa: Yemeni qat seller Hamdan Hussein's customers still come daily to the crowded market to buy the addictive green stimulant, despite doctors' concerns that chewing in groups and spitting it could spread the new coronavirus. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    The vast majority of Yemeni men - and many women - chew the leaves for hours a day, cramming them into their cheeks as they work, chat or sit in contemplation. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    The stimulant in qat can cause excitement, loss of appetite and euphoria. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "I've been selling qat for 17 years and, by God, not one of my customers stopped for a single day ... I survive off this daily wage, I can't close down," said Hussein. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    War-ravaged Yemen, whose malnourished population has among the world's lowest immunity levels to disease, is now divided between a Saudi-backed government based in Aden in the south and the Iran-aligned Houthi group in the north. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    Neither government has managed to shut the qat markets. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "The qat market crowds are a catastrophe," said Houthi health ministry spokesperson Yousef al-Hadari. "If someone is infected, like the seller or customer or even the bags or cash, this could lead to disaster." Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "We only open one entry point so people can be disinfected on entry, and ensure they are wearing masks. We stress over and over to stall-owners the importance of no crowds." Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    The United Nations and aid agencies say coronavirus is spreading largely undetected in Yemen and infections are likely much higher than the 560 cases, including 129 deaths, reported in the south and the four cases, with one death, in the north. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "I advise people that if they need to chew, to do it at home and to avoid gatherings," said Fuad Muajam, a doctor. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    One of the more cautious sellers in the Sanaa market sprays a wad of cash with sanitiser. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "Despite the great concern about the spread of the virus, people are still willing, frankly speaking very willing, to buy qat," said customer Nabil Mufleh, one of few wearing a facemask. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Yemen's chewy qat
    "So we sterilize our qat supplies, wash them well and may God preserve us." Image Credit: Reuters

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