Palestinian baker Eyad Abu Rezqa cooked up an idea and created a ‘Corona Cake’ which is spreading fast in Gaza.
The head of the Al-Nada bakery in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza has made a ‘corona cake’ showing a woman wearing a blue face mask, aiming to remind people of the importance of social distancing.
As per reports, he first shared the design on social media and now a lot of people are ordering them each day in the impoverished Palestinian enclave.
“Straight away it got great interest, customers starting saying ‘I want that cake’,” Abu Rezqa told AFP.
“Every day our clients’ demand for the mask cake is increasing.”
He stressed he was not depreciating the risk of the deadly disease which has killed more than 50,000 people but trying to keep spirits up while promoting awareness.
The staff making the cakes are wearing protective clothing, Abu Rezqa pointed out.
According to health authorities in the Hamas-run strip., Gaza has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far and all of them are in isolation.
Like much of the world, authorities have urged to practice social distancing to try to prevent the spread but have not yet closed non-essential businesses.
