COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the West Bank on 5 March 2020, beginning the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine.[1] The Palestinian health ministry said the cases had first been detected at a hotel in the Bethlehem area, where a group of Greek tourists had visited the hotel in late February, with two later diagnosed with the virus.[2]
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Empty streets in Salfit in March 2020 | |
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | State of Palestine |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Bethlehem |
Arrival date | 5 March 2020 (Duration, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 1,815 |
Active cases | 1,365 |
Recovered | 446 |
Deaths | 4 |
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The first two cases in Gaza City, Gaza were diagnosed on 21 March and there are 15 active cases and one death as of 27 June 2020. The epicenter in Hebron district has 1139 active cases as of the same date.[3]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[4][5] The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]
Statistics
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Breakdown
The table below shows the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Governorates of Palestine.[9] Breakdown for recoveries may lag behind the main total figures reported.
Governorate | Cases | Deaths | Recoveries | Active Cases |
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Bethlehem Governorate | 97 | 0 | 59 | 38 |
Gaza Strip[lower-alpha 1] | 72 | 1 | 56 | 15 |
Hebron Governorate | 868 | 0 | 76 | 792 |
Jenin Governorate | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Jericho Governorate | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jerusalem Governorate | 153 | 1 | 139 | 13 |
Nablus Governorate | 44 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | 86 | 0 | 77 | 9 |
Salfit Governorate | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Tulkarm Governorate | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Qalqilya Governorate | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total (11 of 12 Governorates [lower-alpha 2]) | 1,362 | 3 | 442 | 917 |
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June 2020
1 June
- Another new case was confirmed in Hajja according to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. She said that the new case brings the total recent cases in Qalqilya district to 14, including three in Hajja, 10 in Azzoun and one in Siniria. The ministry is engaged in a track and trace process to try and control the spread there.[175]
2 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed two more cases in Azzoun, Qalqilya district.[176]
3 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed five new cases in the Gaza Strip.[177]
4 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a new case in Barta'a, Jenin, bringing the total in Palestine to 636, of which 391 are in the West bank and 66 in Gaza.[178]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a further four new cases raising the total to 640, three further cases in Barta'a and a fourth in Gaza. Out of the 640 cases, 394 are in the West Bank and 67 in the Gaza Strip.[179]
- 3 further cases in Gaza seem to have not been reported but are included in the corona.ps live update figures which show 70 cases there.
8 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed eight new cases in Haloul near Hebron and a local lockdown of the town was implemented.[180]
9 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed two new cases in Jericho and Dahriyeh. Of 654 cases in Palestine, 404 are in the West Bank, 70 in the Gaza Strip and 180 in occupied East Jerusalem. 363 have recovered in the West Bank, 41 in the Gaza Strip and 155 in East Jerusalem.[181]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed seven new cases were recorded in Dahriyeh.[182]
10 June
- Mai Alkaila announced a new case from Jericho and six recoveries,five of them from Beit Ula and the other Kafr Aqab.[183]
11 June
- According to summary reports, four cases in West Bank and Gaza were reported (appears to be 2 in Gaza per corona.ps, one already reported and one other unreported in West Bank).[184][185]
12 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed two more cases in the West Bank from al-Krum and Samu’.[186]
13 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed two cases in the town of al-Samou and a total 673 in Palestine.[187]
15 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed three more cases in Hebron district.[188]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a further nine cases in Hebron district and another case earlier in Dar Salah, which was locked down as a result.[189]
16 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a new Tulkarm as well as three more cases in Hebron district, two in Dahriyeh and another in Bani Naim.[190]
- Mai Alkaila said that while nine districts were recently declared free from the virus, this number has now decreased to four and that Palestine could face second wave of the pandemic in the event the number of infections continues to rise. Broken down by area, the West Bank has 434 corona cases and two deaths, Gaza 72 cases and one death, and East Jerusalem 184 cases and two deaths and the number of recoveries in the West Bank is 370, Gaza 45, and 155 in East Jerusalem.[191]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a further five new cases in the West Bank, one in Ramallah four others in Hebron district. [192]
17 June
- Mai Alkaila was said to have confirmed 11 new cases in the West Bank (8 as above and 3 others not separately reported for a total of 700 in Palestine).[193]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a new case in Ramallah for a total 701 in Palestine. A decision was made to provisionally close the Internal Disease Department, the Dialysis Department and the Emergency Department of the Hebron Government Hospital after it transpired that some patients contracted the virus.[194]
- A further seventeen new cases were discovered in the West Bank this afternoon bringing the total in one day to 35 cases and the overall total in Palestine to 735, said Mai Alkaila. Of the 17 , 16 were again in Hebron, bringing the total in this district today to 33 in addition to 2 other cases in Ramallah (one of which was announced earlier).[195]
- Four more cases were found this evening, said Mai Alkaila, three in Hebron district, bringing the total in this district today to 36, and another in Ramallah.[196]
18 June
- Mai Alkaila said that 19 cases were recorded in the Hebron district raising total cases for Palestine to 769. Four cases were recorded earlier in the same district, while one was recorded in Nablus.[197]
- 20 more cases were confirmed this afternoon by Mai Alkaila, 18 being in the Hebron epicenter and 2 more in Nablus.[198][199]
19 June
- 39 new cases were confirmed by Mai Alkaila for a total 834 in Palestine and 639 in the West Bank and Gaza, 37 of them being in Hebron district and the other 2 in Bethlehem and Nablus. There were 22 recoveries, 11 in Gaza and 11 in Qalqilya.[200][201]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed this evening a further 24 cases for a Palestine total of 858. 10 were in the Hebron district and 12 in Nablus. 592 patients have recovered and 261 cases remain active, including 170 cases in Hebron, 38 in occupied Jerusalem, 4 in Ramallah, 4 in Bethlehem, 5 in Qalqilia, 18 in Nablus, 4 in Jenin, 2 in Jericho, one in Tulkam, and 15 in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said the high emergency and security committees will meet on Saturday to discuss the current situation.[202]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed eight more cases raising total cases today to 73. Five of the cases were in Hebron, and two others in al-Fawwar refugee camp nearby plus a case in Bethlehem.[203]
- Following at least 20 cases in the district in Nablus during the past 24 hours, Governor Ibrahim Ramadan, ordered a multiple sector lockdown and said preventive medicine crews will embark on a track and trace exercise.[204]
20 June
- 33 new cases were confirmed this morning for an overall total in Palestine of 903, according to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila, 32 being in the Hebron district (26 in Hebron proper). There was another case in Nablus.[205]
- Latest results confirmed 51 new cases in the West Bank, 49 of them in the Hebron epicenter and 2 in Nablus for an overall total in Palestine of 954, according to Mai Alkaila.[206]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed this evening a further 24 new cases for an overall total in Palestine of 979 and that 22 were in Hebron epicenter and another 2 in Nablus.[207]
- Mohammad Shtayyeh reinstated strict measures including a five-day lockdown of Hebron Governorate. Movement in and out of Hebron will be barred for five days, cargo trucks excepted, to allow medical teams to control the spread of the disease. Only pharmacies, bakery shops, and factories will be allowed to work and provided that all the health and safety requirements are met. In addition, he ordered a 48-hour complete shutdown of Nablus city to enable the medical teams to trace contacts of every newly diagnosed case of COVID-19. Weddings and graduation parties, mourning houses and all public gatherings in all West Bank governorates are banned. Shtayyeh warned that those who insist on violating the quarantine conditions and putting others at risk of being infected or dying from the virus will be brought to justice for trial, saying "There is no longer any room for tolerance in the matter. The safety procedures are very simple: compliance with COVID-19 social distancing orders, and the use of a facemask in markets, public places, workplace and others. This is a compulsory measure that all citizens have to abide by,". Work in Israeli settlements shall be strictly forbidden during the pandemic, and that stricter measures will be imposed in the event of non-compliance.[208]
21 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 43 new cases for a total in Palestine of 1022 with 41 of them in the Hebron area plus one in each of Nablus and Tulkarm. The 43 cases came resulted from 2350 random coronavirus tests done in the previous 24 hours. All isolation and quarantine centers in all governorates were reopened. 270 stranded in Egypt reached Jordan and will be tested on arrival in the West Bank. Ibrahim Milhem said the government has adopted a policy of making a balance between the health and economic needs and only affected villages or towns will be locked down.[209]
- Ministry of Health confirmed six new cases this evening for an overall total in Palestine of 1028, five cases being in Hebron and one in Nablus.[210]
22 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 82 new cases for an overall total in Palestine of 1110, being 73 cases in the Hebron-district, 63 of them in the village of Tafouh, four in Bethlehem, two in Ramallah, and three in Nablus.[211]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed another 60 cases in Hebron districtfor an overall total in Palestine of 1170.[212]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed this evening 14 more cases in Hebron district for an overall total in Palestine of 1184.[213]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 12 new cases for an overall number of cases in Palestine of 1196, being three cases in Hebron, one in nearby Dura and eight in Bethlehem.[214]
23 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 88 new cases, raising the total in Palestine to 1284, being 74 in the Hebron district (30 in the city and nearby Dura 31 cases in nearby Dura) 11 cases in East Jerusalem, one in Tulkarm, one in Ramallah and one in Nablus.[215]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 91 new cases, principally in Hebron and district, for an overall number of cases in Palestine of 1375.[216][217]
24 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed today 142 new cases for a total in Palestine of 1,517. 112 of the 142 cases were in Hebron district, 13 cases in Kafr Aqab, 11 in Bethlehem district, three in each of Salfit and Nablus districts.[218]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 17 new cases for a Palestine total of 1534. 16 of the new cases were in Hebron and one in Tulkarm.[219]
25 June
- Mai Alkaila announced that 23 of 34 new cases were in Hebron, 10 in Bethlehem and 1 in Nablus districts, respectively.[220]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed a further 20 new cases for an overall total in Palestine of 1588. 18 of the 20 cases were in Hebron district and 2 two in Ramallah. There were 4 recoveries (Jenin)[221][222]
26 June
- Mai Alkaila announced that of 132 new cases, 94 cases were in Hebron district, six in Ramallah and al-Bireh district, two in Jerusalem district, two in Jenin district, two in Jericho district, five in Nablus district, 19 in Bethlehem district and one each in Tulkarem and Salfit districts. 11 of the cases were among Palestinians returning from Egypt.[223]
- Mai Alkaila announced another 43 new cases, 36 in Hebron and 7 in Nablus districts respectively; there were also 32 cases in East Jerusalem for a total in Palestine of 1795. 11 patients in Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus are in critical condition in intensive care, two being on respirators.[224]
27 June
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 67 new cases for a total in Palestine of 1862. 33 were in Bethlehem governorate, whose governor declared a two-day lockdown, 20 in Hebron district, eight in Nablus district, four in Izzariyeh, and two in Ramallah. [225]
- Mai Alkaila confirmed 191 new cases for a total in Palestine of 2053. 179 of the cases were in Hebron governorate while 10 were in Nablus and two in Jenin. A woman died in Ras al-Amoud.[226]
- Mohammad Shtayyeh ordered stricter safety restrictions given the rise in new cases reported during the past week including reactivation of emergency committees in all villages, cities and refugee camps in Palestine and a full ban on all public gatherings, including weddings, mourning houses, graduation parties. Shtayyeh called on Palestinians with Israeli nationality and who currently live in Israel to refrain from visiting the West Bank for one week.[227]
East Jerusalem
According to WHO, cases from East Jerusalem are managed by the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) and hospitals in Israel and 10 testing centres were opened by Israeli health authorities in Shuafat, Shuafat refugee camp, Silwan, Sur Baher, Jabal Mukaber, Beit Safafa, and Jerusalem.[124] EJHN includes six hospitals: Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre, and Saint Joseph Hospital.[228] In September 2018 the U.S. cut $25 million in funding, representing 40% of costs for these hospitals.[229]
Israeli officials have expressed concern that the virus might spread in Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem that are part of municipal Jerusalem but on the far side of the West Bank barrier. Kafr Aqab, which has 60–70,000 residents, and Shuafat Refugee Camp with around 80,000 have not been receiving a sufficient level of services.[230]
On 20 May, 2020, it was announced that the European Union (€13 million), Finland (€3 million), and Italy (€1 million) are making a contribution totalling €17 million in support of the payment of medical referrals to East Jerusalem Hospitals.[231]
On 17 June, 2020, the EU and WHO delivered personal protective equipment and medical items to the EJHN. The delivery includes personal protective equipment and disinfectant items for all six of the network's hospitals including 56,000 pairs of gloves; 10,000 surgical gowns and 1,600 overall gowns and 2,050 shoe covers and 100 medical protective goggles; 6,000 N-95 masks and 115,000 surgical masks and 4,100 face shields; 6,300 bottles of alcogel; 120 thermometers and 200 bottles of alcohol for disinfectant plus disinfectant spray and wipes.[232]
Outbreaks
Bethlehem
The city of Bethlehem became the first to experience an outbreak with confirmed cases in early March. The City of Bethlehem was locked down on March 7 as 16 cases of infection were found in the West Bank, including nine cases in Bethlehem.[18]
Palestinian refugee camps
The crowded Palestinian refugee camps face a grave threat if coronavirus spreads.[233] On April 22, a Palestinian from Syria became the first case reported in a refugee camp, located in the Wavel refugee camp in Bekaa, Lebanon.[234][235] On April 24, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (FAE) confirmed 4 more cases in Al-Jalil refugee camp, raising the total to five.[236]
Hebron district
As of 16 June, 2020 there were 118 (of 514) cases following a run of recent cases. As of 17 June, this rose to 135 (of 532).[237] and later in the day to 150 (of 548).[195]
- On 17 June, 2020, Mai Alkaila said that the epidemic is resurgent as a result of contacts mainly with Palestinians from inside Israel or workers in Israel, explaining that 29 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours mainly in the district of Hebron. "All of this is because we are trying to get back to normal life in an effort to create a balance between the economy and health, but unfortunately the health protocol was not observed by almost all the institutions and citizens," she said.(Following this interview, 17 new cases were recorded in the West Bank, 16 in the Hebron district alone, bringing the total in the last 10 days of positive cases in Palestine to 74 and 46 in the last 24 hours).[238]
A further 3 cases in the evening of 17 June, 2020, raised the Hebron district total to 154 (of 553). As of 18 June, 2020, 178 (of 579) is being reported (updated in the afternoon to 197 (of 599)). Figures rose to 235 (of 639) as of 19 June, 2020 (updated in the afternoon to 245 (of 663) and in the evening to 252 (of 673)). As of 20 June, 2020, 284 (of 707) was reported (updated in the afternoon to 334 (of 954) and in the evening to 356 (of 978)). As of 21 June, 2020, 397 (of 1022) was reported (evening update to 402 (of 1028)). As of 22 June, 2020, 475 (of 1110) was reported (updated in the afternoon to 535 (of 1170) and in the evening to 549 (of 1184)). As of 23 June, 2020, 627 (of 1284) was reported (updated later to 717 (of 1375). As of 24 June, 2020, figures reported are 829 (of 1517)(updated to 845 (of 1534)). As of 25 June, 2020, figures reported are 868 (of 1568)(evening update to 886 (of 1588)). As of 26 June, 2020, figures reported are 980 (of 1720)(updated to 1016 (of 1795)). As of 27 June, 2020, figures reported are 1036 (of 1862)(updated to 1215 (of 2053)).[239]
Palestinians abroad
The FAE announced 500 cases and 23 deaths among Palestinians in the diaspora, including 349 cases and 15 deaths in the United States. The ministry noted that around 1,000 Palestinian doctors were participating in health efforts in Europe along with hundreds more in the US, Venezuela and Cuba among other states. Four doctors were declared dead after contracting coronavirus; one in New Jersey, two in Spain and one in Italy, while some 20 American doctors and paramedics tested positive for the virus in New Jersey.[240]
The FAE updated to 678 cases and 30 deaths, 437 and 22 respectively being in the U.S., 3 in Spain and one each in Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Algeria and Sweden.[241]
The FAE announced on April 23 the first death among the Palestinian community in the United Kingdom raising the number of diaspora Palestinians worldwide who died from the disease to 49. The overall number of cases among diaspora Palestinians rose to 1042 with the majority of cases and deaths being in the United States.[242] On May 4, the FAE confirmed cases and deaths among Palestinians in the diaspora have risen to 1,275 and 68 respectively with 512 recoveries.[137] On May 18, the FAE confirmed 1,573 cases and 85 deaths with 744 recoveries.[243] As of June 2, there were 1,793 cases, 112 deaths and 946 recoveries, according to FEA. On June 17, 2020, FAE confirmed 30 new cases in the diaspora for a total of 2078 and two deaths for a total of 142.[244]
Notes
- Includes Deir el-Balah and Khan Yunis governorates.
- Tubas Governorate has no confirmed cases.
- There is no RS for 3 cases prior to this but the detail breakdown at corona.ps, shows an increase of 10 cases in Gaza, assumed to be the seven cases reported here plus the three that are missing an RS.
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