Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas prolonged the state of emergency within the occupied West Financial institution yesterday for one more 30 days following a rise within the variety of coronavirus infections, Wafa information company has reported.
Well being Minister Mai Al-Kaila mentioned that 2,802 new instances have been confirmed within the occupied Palestinian territories at this time, together with two deaths. She additionally reported that 445 folks have recovered from the virus. Fifty-nine Covid-19 sufferers are in intensive care, together with 21 on ventilators. Gaza, in the meantime, has reported 1,250 new instances and 5 deaths.
The coronavirus pandemic led to the PA imposing a lockdown for 9 consecutive months in an effort to stem the unfold of the virus. A 30-day state of emergency was declared on 5 March 2020, and has been renewed month-to-month ever since.
The well being authorities are warning that the healthcare system in Gaza – the place practically 75 per cent of the inhabitants of two million Palestinians are refugees – is struggling to comprise the variety of instances. The scenario is being made worse by the persistent scarcity of medicines and medical provides attributable to the Israeli-led blockade of the territory.
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