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13 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in West Bank village bringing total in Palestine to 86

Date: 2020-03-26 10:21:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8370358

RAMALLAH, March 26 (MENA) - Thirteen new cases of coronavirus were confirmed this morning in the village of Biddo, northwest of Jerusalem, according to Palestinian government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem, bringing the total in Palestine to 86. He ....

First coronavirus-related death registered in Palestine

Date: 2020-03-25 17:52:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:8369767

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) - The first coronavirus-related death was reported in Palestine on Wednesday as two more cases were confirmed, bringing total to 64, according to government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem. He said the woman, confirmed last ....

Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed for one week over coronavirus

Date: 2020-03-25 17:31:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8369765

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) - Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed on Wednesday for one renewable week as part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus. The decision was taken by the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the ....

Coronavirus cases in Palestine reach 62

Date: 2020-03-25 10:21:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8368923

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) - Two Palestinian women in the West Bank have tested positive for coronavirus raising the total number in Palestine to 62, WAFA news agency quoted government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem as saying. He said in his daily ....

Coronavirus cases in Israel reach 2,030

Date: 2020-03-25 08:02:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8368765

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that more five coronavirus cases were reported in Israel, according to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA). The confirmed cases now in Israel reached 2,030, the news ....

Coronavirus cases in Israel reach 1,656 -- Health Ministry

Date: 2020-03-24 09:15:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8367393

RAMALLAH, March 24 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases in Israel reached 1,656 including 31 in critical condition, said the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA). The Israeli government is ....

Palestinian government condemns repressive treatment by occupation to Palestinians

Date: 2020-03-24 09:06:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8367383

RAMALLAH, March 24 (MENA) - Palestinian Government Spokesman Ibrahim Melhem on Tuesday condemned the repressive treatment by the Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinians, said the Palestinian News Agency. He added that occupation ....

Israel confirms 371 new virus cases in single day as infections spike

Date: 2020-03-23 21:38:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:8367066

GAZA CITY, March 23 (MENA) - The number of diagnosed cases of the deadly coronavirus in Israel took another leap Monday, reaching 1,442, an increase of 371 since the day before, the Times of Israel reported. Of those with COVID-19, the disease ....

AL urges releasing Palestinian prisoners over COVID 19 outbreak

Date: 2020-03-23 14:23:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8366434

CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has called on the international community institutions that are concerned with human rights to mount pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to release the Palestinian prisoners and protect them ....

Erekat: Palestinian gov't exerts strenuous efforts to contain coronavirus spread

Date: 2020-03-23 12:21:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8366230

RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat asserted that the Palestinian government is exerting strenuous efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and count the ....