Palestine extends state of emergency amid coronavirus pandemic

On March 5, Palestine declared a state of emergency, which gave the government an opportunity to control and contain the spread of the pandemic to a large degree.

Palestine has so far reported 532 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 170 in the zionist-occupied East Jerusalem, 345 in the West Bank and 17 in the Gaza Gaza Strip, and four deaths  two in Jerusalem and two in the West Bank. (ILKHA)