Palestinian security officers march near closed shops at a street in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 23, 2020. The Palestinian government declared easing the restrictions in the West Bank until the end of this week, before banning movement between cities and towns during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday. (Photo by Luay Sababa/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official announced on Monday that 11 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the village of Beit Oula, in the district of Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila told a news briefing in Ramallah that with the new cases recorded in Palestine, the number of cases infected with the virus has reached 565.
"Among the 11 infected cases, there are a two-year-old toddler, a five-year-old boy, a 31-year-old woman, and three young men," said al-Kaila, adding that seven cases had recovered on Monday.
Al-Kaila also said that in total, there are 106 cases, infected with COVID-19, who are still receiving medical treatment, including 67 from East Jerusalem and its suburbs, 35 from the district of Hebron and four from the Gaza Strip.
"Since March 5, the number of the infected cases that had recovered in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip has reached 459 cases," she said.
Al-Kaila called on the Palestinians to commit to health precautions and social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly virus.
She urged Palestinian workers in Israel to abide by the precautionary measures, mainly to home quarantine, when they return from Israel to the West Bank until they are tested.
The Palestinian government declared easing movement restrictions in the West Bank until the end of this week, before banning movement between cities and towns during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday.
