Palestine extends state of emergency amid COVID-19

Ramallah (Palestine), October 31: Palestine on Saturday extended its coronavirus-related state of emergency for another month amid a decrease in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the Palestinian territories.
In a decree issued by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the state of emergency was extended effective immediately so as to combat the spread of the virus, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
The state of emergency was first issued in March 2020 after the discovery of the first cases of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories and has been extended or re-declared every month since then.
According to WAFA report, Abbas called on the competent authorities to take all necessary measures to confront the risks resulting from coronavirus, protect public health, and achieve security and stability.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Palestine recorded seven fatalities and 210 new COVID-19 cases in the Palestinian territories in the last 24 hours.
The statement said that there has been a significant drop in fatalities and new cases in recent days compared with the last few weeks.
Source: Xinhua