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The Palestinian Authority is trying to avoid a general closure, and is keeping an eye on the vaccines

The director general of the Palestinian Ministry of Health clarified that a closure in the West Bank is a "last resort", and expressed hope that the vaccines will be distributed fairly around the world in the future.

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Amir Bohbot and Yifat Rosenberg

Sunday, 22 November 2020, 21:25

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In the video: Palestinian television announces the death of PA official Saeb Erekat Makorona (Photo: Reuters)

The corona virus continues to spread in the Palestinian Authority, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported this morning (Sunday) that 684 more people were diagnosed as positive for the virus, and three people died after being infected with it.

Despite this, the director general of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ali Abed Rabbo, said that the authorities hope to avoid a situation of general closure.

The Palestinian Authority manages to perform an average of 2,900 tests a day and about 20% of the test subjects turn out to be positive. The Palestinian Authority

claims that medical stability is affecting security stability, both in Judea and Samaria and in the Gaza Strip. When the data rises and impairs the treatment capacity of local hospitals.

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The spread of the corona among the Palestinians

• The total number of people infected with the

  outbreak is

  84,340

• Number of people infected

  in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

  : 71,644

• Number of people infected

  in East Jerusalem

  : 12,696

• Number of

  active patients

  : 13,244

• Total

  dead

  since the outbreak of the epidemic: 714 people, 78 of them in East Jerusalem

About 20% of the number of subjects are found to be positive.

Disinfection of a mosque in Rafah (Photo: 'Abd a-Rahim Hatab, Flash 90)

"The state of the virus in Palestine is very worrying," said Abed Rabbo, expressing hope that the vaccines for the disease, once approved, would be distributed fairly around the world.

"It is too early to talk about vaccines against Corona because the vaccine has not yet been approved and its use has not yet been approved. By the beginning of next year there will be something ready for distribution, and we hope there will be a fair distribution to all countries," he said.

"We hope we do not reach a state of general closure which is the last resort," he added.

"We are working to train wards and open new wards in public and private hospitals."

At the same time, the governor of Jenin announced that a special meeting would be held to examine the spread of the virus in the district.

"Hopefully we will not reach a state of general closure."

Gaza streets under the Corona crisis (Photo: AP)

In the Gaza Strip, too, the virus is severely affecting living conditions, including the state of the economy.

The Organization of Palestinian Restaurants and Hotels in Gaza issued a call for help yesterday, in light of the state of the industry in light of the spread of the corona.

The organization's deputy head, Iman Awad, has called on government ministries, large companies and international organizations to help the industry, which employs more than ten thousand workers.

In all, 14,084 corona cases have been diagnosed in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak, more than a third of which are currently active patients - 5,036.

In Judea and Samaria, on the other hand, there are 6,590 active corona patients.

From an average of 2,600 tests a day in the Gaza Strip, 565 verified patients are detected.

There is also a shortage of test kits for the Corona in the Gaza Strip, and an international effort is currently underway to reduce the gap due to the negative trend.

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The United Nations Dedicated Assistance Program

In recent weeks, there has been a dialogue between officers coordinating government operations in the territories and elements in the international community in an effort to help the Palestinian Authority and Hamas in Gaza to reduce the gaps in the medical field and morbidity.

According to security officials, aid to the Palestinian Authority and Hamas in Gaza is done through the United Nations, through the dedicated assistance program whose budget is estimated at approximately $ 78 million.

So far, 36 million dollars were raised for financing medical assistance, nutrition assistance, economic, and assistance to the education system. Following the assistance of The UN has increased the scope of the Palestinian Authority's rapid testing equipment from two to nine.

In addition, the authority received 81 new respirators and thus increased to 157.

Corona tests in Rafah (Photo: 'Abd a-Rahim Hatab, Flash 90)

700 trucks with 6,000 tons of medical equipment were transported to the Gaza Strip and transported to the Gaza Strip.

32 oxygen generators, 36 inhalers and hospital beds, as well as hundreds of thousands of coroners and reagents to perform corona tests.

Against the background of the increase in morbidity throughout Judea and Samaria, a security assessment will be held tomorrow in cooperation with the National Security Council and the Ministry of Health, in which it will be decided how to move from Judea and Samaria to Israel and who will be allowed in and out.

14,084 corona cases from the outbreak.

Palestinians on the streets of Gaza (Photo: 'Abd a-Rahim Hatab, Flash 90)

The defense establishment expects the Palestinian Authority to impose closures in cases of rising morbidity throughout the West Bank.

Security sources estimate that the Palestinian Authority has not yet begun to deal with the purchase of vaccines and the type of communication with the world's leading companies.

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