{"id":235645,"date":"2020-04-26T11:59:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=235645"},"modified":"2020-06-22T11:28:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T15:28:51","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-who-update-25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-who-update-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Update 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span class=\"x_font-open-sans\"><strong>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Update 25<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>occupied Palestinian territory, issued 26 April 2020 (epidemiological wk 9)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">Information for period: 5 March -26 April 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of 342\u00a0COVID-19 cases in oPt including 325\u00a0in West Bank and 17 in Gaza Strip<\/li>\n<li>A total of\u00a0153\u00a0cases and\u00a0two\u00a0deaths\u00a0have\u00a0been confirmed in East Jerusalem\u00a0by the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s MoH<\/li>\n<li>The Inter-Agency COVID-19 response Plan was updated and released by the\u00a0HCT<\/li>\n<li>WHO delivers lab testing kits and essential medical supplies to Gaza\u00a0Strip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Two deliveries with lab testing kits and medical supplies arrive in Gaza<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_two-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload x_gnd-corner-image x_gnd-corner-image-center x_gnd-corner-image-top x_gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/actions\/ei?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.cmail20.com%2Fei%2Fj%2F4F%2F466%2F8C5%2F002301%2Fcsfinal%2FIMG_8858-4b171a322ac41293.JPG&amp;d=2020-04-27T13%3A29%3A48.515Z\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-connectorsauthtoken=\"1\" data-imageproxyendpoint=\"\/actions\/ei\" data-imageproxyid=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>WHO delivered lab testing kits to support the COVID-19 testing of 480 people in the Gaza Strip (on April 24).\u00a0Pictured is acting head of our Gaza sub-office\u00a0Abdelnaser\u00a0Soboh \u00a0delivering the kits to staff at the central lab in Gaza.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>WHO Preparedness, readiness and response<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>WHO is continuing to work with partners to support Ministry of Health\u2019s (MoH) efforts to respond to the COVID-19 situation in the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Coordination Planning and Monitoring<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 25 April 2020, the Humanitarian Country Team released the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-qjjjhtt-tkhrddidhk-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Revised\u00a0inter-agency COVID-19\u00a0Response\u00a0Plan<\/a>. Humanitarian partners in oPt, including UN agencies, UNRWA and civil society organisations estimate that US $41.9 million would be needed until end of June 2020, including $19.1 million for health and nutrition. The plan addresses immediate needs in support of the Palestinian Authority\u2019s COVID-19 Response Plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Surveillance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The total number of cases in oPt is 342, including 325 cases in the West Bank and 17 in the Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, most cases are from Jerusalem Governorate (139), followed by Ramallah (68), Bethlehem (58) and Hebron (41). In the Gaza Strip, all confirmed cases are from Gaza City. A total of 11 health workers are among those confirmed cases<\/li>\n<li>To-date, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported a total of 83 cases have recovered (73 in West Bank and 10 in Gaza) and two people have died in the oPt: case fatality rate (CFR) is 0.58%<\/li>\n<li>About two-thirds (65%) of all confirmed cases are male (225 cases) and about 81% of all cases (280 cases) are below the age of 50 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Updated WHO COVID-19 Dashboard for oPt<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column x_narrow\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Click on our<a href=\"https:\/\/who.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-qjjjhtt-tkhrddidhk-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u00a0revised COVID-19 dashboard<\/a>\u00a0to access comprehensive and interactive insights about the epidemiology and response to COVID-19 in the oPt.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_column x_wide\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-qjjjhtt-tkhrddidhk-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/actions\/ei?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.cmail20.com%2Fei%2Fj%2F4F%2F466%2F8C5%2F002301%2Fcsfinal%2Fdashboardthumbnail-99014503cf03cf3c.png&amp;d=2020-04-27T13%3A29%3A48.515Z\" alt=\"WHO oPt COVID-19 Dashboard\" width=\"331\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-connectorsauthtoken=\"1\" data-imageproxyendpoint=\"\/actions\/ei\" data-imageproxyid=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Laboratory diagnostics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of 27,800 laboratory samples have been tested for novel coronavirus in the oPt according to the MoH<\/li>\n<li>WHO delivered lab testing kits to support the COVID-19 testing of 480 people in the Gaza Strip on April 24. With a global and local shortage of lab supplies and other medical equipment, large quantities of essential items are challenging to procure but WHO is working to try and address this to support oPt\u2019s COVID-19 response.<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, health authorities are continuing to appeal for support to procure additional lab testing kits. A total of 4,410 samples have been tested, including some outside of Gaza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Isolation and Case Management and Operations support and logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the MoH, more than 12,880 Palestinians are in quarantine (home or facility-based) for monitoring of their symptoms and ensuring early detection of cases<\/li>\n<li>During the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Palestinian Authority has imposed daily movement restrictions from 19.00 until early in the morning<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, ten people have recovered from COVID-19 and moved to quarantine facilities at Rafah crossing, while seven confirmed cases remain in isolation at Rafah crossing field hospital<\/li>\n<li>More than 1,971 people are in one of the 28 designated quarantine facilities which include primary health facilities, schools or hotels<\/li>\n<li>Despite the low number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gaza Strip, WHO is encouraging people in Gaza to maintain the recommended measures to keep families safe from COVID-19 and to prevent its spread including physical distancing and personal hygiene measures<\/li>\n<li>In Gaza, WHO delivered 2,500 litres of alcogel and 1,000 bottles of antiseptic supplied to local health authorities on 20 April<\/li>\n<li>WHO and UNICEF continue to scale up procurement efforts to mobilize life-saving essential Intensive Care Unit and ventilator equipment through global supply mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>More essential supplies are on the way for West Bank and Gaza, with thanks to support from multiple donors including the oPt Humanitarian Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>East Jerusalem<\/strong>\u200b<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>As of 25 April 2020 (17:30), the Palestinian Authority\u2019s Ministry of Health reported 153 COVID-19 cases in East Jerusalem with nine new cases from Shufat Refugee Camp and Dahiet Al-Salam near Anata. Two deaths have been reported (CFR- 1.3%) and 22 recovered in the same period<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 patients from East Jerusalem continue to be managed by the East Jerusalem Hospital Network (EJHN) and Israeli Hospitals. There are currently six patients infected with COVID-19 (three at St Joseph Hospital, three in need for kidney dialysis at Hadassah Hospital). All are in good condition as of 21 April. An additional case was confirmed for a nurse working at Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) from Yatta in Hebron<\/li>\n<li>Despite donor pledges, the EJHN hospitals are still in urgent of medical supplies and equipment to be fully prepared to receive COVID-19 patients. Global shortages also contribute to the shortage in ventilators; currently there are a total of 22 ventilators at AVH, St Joseph and Makassed Hospital, meeting only 10% of needs according to AVH.<\/li>\n<li>In supporting the response to the COVID-19 crisis, WHO is coordinating with the EJHN to address the health needs of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, focusing on provision of technical guidance, risk communication and community engagement to disseminate public health advice for prevention of COVID-19 and advocacy with donors to fund the priority needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Risk Communications and Community Engagement\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_two-col x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload x_gnd-corner-image x_gnd-corner-image-center x_gnd-corner-image-top x_gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/actions\/ei?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.cmail20.com%2Fei%2Fj%2F4F%2F466%2F8C5%2F002301%2Fcsfinal%2F4-99045103cf028a3c.png&amp;d=2020-04-27T13%3A29%3A48.515Z\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-connectorsauthtoken=\"1\" data-imageproxyendpoint=\"\/actions\/ei\" data-imageproxyid=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload x_gnd-corner-image x_gnd-corner-image-center x_gnd-corner-image-top x_gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/actions\/ei?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi7.cmail20.com%2Fei%2Fj%2F4F%2F466%2F8C5%2F002301%2Fcsfinal%2F5-990a2803cf028a3c.png&amp;d=2020-04-27T13%3A29%3A48.515Z\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-connectorsauthtoken=\"1\" data-imageproxyendpoint=\"\/actions\/ei\" data-imageproxyid=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\"><em>Two of the many social media cards focused on Ramadan being shared as part of\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement campaign\u00a0during Ramadan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\">In the holy month of Ramadan, from late April to late May, the COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) Campaign, led by WHO\u00a0and\u00a0UNICEF is focused on messaging\u00a0to help contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\">Targetted\u00a0messages are being shared\u00a0across multiple channels via\u00a0the\u00a0UN and 20+ partners\u00a0focused on eating healthy, keeping physical distance, and making staying at staying home fun and psychological support.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\">In addition, WHO is releasing guidance to highlight to both civil and religious authorities and, in general, those who are part of the decision-making process relative to Ramadan arrangements key considerations and measures concerning the traditional religious practices observed in the holy month of Ramadan, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\">If you\u2019d like access to this campaign, get in touch with\u00a0WHO Communications Specialist Alice Plate:\u00a0platea@who.int<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>More local information<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_layout x_one-col x_fixed-width x_stack\">\n<div class=\"x_layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"x_column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li 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