RAMALLAH, Palestine
The Palestinian authorities confirmed on Thursday seven coronavirus cases in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian Health Minister Mai Al-Kaileh said in a press conference that seven Palestinians tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
“The seven Palestinians are under quarantine,” she said.
Al-Kaileh said that it was decided to activate the emergency plan in the governorates of Bethlehem and Jericho.
Accordingly, all educational institutions and training centers in the Bethlehem Governorate will be closed for a period of 14 days.
All mosques and churches, including Nativity church in Bethlehem, will also be closed for a fortnight, the period the