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Details of ongoing viral pandemic in the West Bank
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Palestine | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | West Bank, Palestine |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | 5 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
Confirmed cases | 30 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the West Bank on 5 March 2020, beginning the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Palestine.[1]
Timeline
Seven cases were confirmed near Bethlehem in the West Bank.[2][3][4]
5 March:
- The Palestinian National Authority declared a state of emergency in the West Bank on 5 March.[5] Schools, universities, mosques and churches will be closed for one month.
- The Church of the Nativity is expected to close after 2 Greek visitors that later tested positive were visiting hotels in the area.[6]
7 March:
- On 7 March, there were 22 cases of infections.[7]
- City of Bethlehem is locked down as 16 cases of infection are found in the West Bank, including nine cases in Betlehem.[8] The lockdown is imposed by Israeli military as Israel controlled all entrances to the West Bank. According to the Israeli defense ministry, the lockdown of Bethlehem is imposed in coordination with Palestinian authorities.
9 March:
- Palestinian authorities announce that there are 5 more cases on the West Bank. Four cases were recorded in Bethlehem, and one in Tulkarm.[9]
References
- ^ "West Bank confirms 7 coronavirus cases in Bethlehem". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Haaretz (6 March 2020). "Israel Orders Closure on Bethlehem After Seven Coronavirus Cases Discovered". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Palestinians confirm seven cases". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus in Palestine: Suspected cases near Bethlehem". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ staff, T. O. I.; Agencies. "PA shutters West Bank, Israel quarantines Bethlehem after coronavirus found". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Church of Nativity in Bethlehem to close over coronavirus fears". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE". gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Bethlehem under lockdown after coronavirus cases confirmed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Palestine confirms 5 more coronavirus cases". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 9 March 2020.