COVID-19 pandemic in the Palestinian Territories

Extinct street life in Nablus , West Bank

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Palestinian Territories affects two areas that are under Palestinian self- government. They are part of the disputed state of Palestine under international law .

background

The COVID-19 pandemic began in the People's Republic of China in December 2019 . The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group . On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the event as a global pandemic .

Situation and course

Gaza Strip

Around two million people live on the 360 ​​km² Gaza Strip around the city of Gaza . The country is controlled by HAMAS . Spread of the disease would quickly become uncontrollable. There are only 50 to 60 ventilators and around 2500 hospital beds in the country, 70 of them for intensive care. The Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, where 140,000 Palestinian refugees live on 1.4 square kilometers, is particularly at risk if the disease spreads .

Since March 15, 2020, people who pass one of the two border crossings (Eres crossing to Israel, Rafah crossing to Egypt) have to go into a 14-day quarantine.

On the morning of March 22, 2020, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that two sick people had been identified. They were people who had previously been in Pakistan.

The markets, restaurants, cafes and mosques were closed; Friday prayers have also been canceled.

The Land Day on March 30, is celebrated in the Gaza Strip without mass protests.

West Bank

In the 5,800 km² large part of the West Bank , which is under Palestinian self-government, Fatah is in control. It consists of many individual areas. In other areas, control is shared with Israel under the Oslo Agreement .

Around March 6, 2020, 16 infected residents were identified in Bethlehem . They were hotel workers and their relatives.

Foreign tourists are currently no longer allowed to visit the West Bank.

statistics

The case numbers developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Palestinian Territories as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in the Palestinian Territories
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

New infections in the Palestinian Territories
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in the Palestinian Territories
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in the Palestinian Territories
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
3. ↑ ^{a b} A correction (−6) was made in WHO report # 124 of May 23, 2020.

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Palestine  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• corona.ps: Information page (Arabic)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: “Deeply worried”. WHO speaks of corona pandemic. March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
3. ↑ www.haaretz.com
4. ↑ ^{a b c} taz.de
5. ↑ www.srf.ch
6. ↑ www.heise.de
7. ↑ apnews.com
8. ↑ www.onvista.de
9. ↑ www.zdf.de
10. ↑ www.fr.de
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed May 12, 2020 .