{"id":240944,"date":"2020-10-22T00:54:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T04:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=240944"},"modified":"2020-11-05T00:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T05:59:19","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-49","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/WHO-EMRO-EN-C-oPt1-9901450514028a3c.png\" alt=\"World Health organization oPt\" width=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span class=\"font-open-sans\"><strong>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 49<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">occupied Palestinian territory, issued 22\u00a0October 2020<br \/>\nInformation for period: 5 March &#8211; 22\u00a0October 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/infog_22Oct-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>WHO continues to deliver\u00a0vital\u00a0medical training,\u00a0equipment and supplies across the oPt to support the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/IMG_9201-9034c4a2ed104666.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-left gnd-corner-image-bottom aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i4.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/IMG_9408-4a44ec6c681fc483.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Training to enhance health workers\u2019 capacity to manage critical COVID-19 patients continues in the Gaza Strip, with the support of local health authorities and WHO.\u00a0Sixty junior doctors and 200 nurses will be learning about intensive care management protocols for COVID-19 patients, including patient assessment and monitoring, airway management and mechanical ventilation and infection prevention and control measures.\u00a0\u00a0The training is funded by the Government of Canada\u00a0\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>WHO preparedness, readiness and response<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Coordination,\u202fplanning\u202fand monitoring\u00a0\u200b<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Support\u00a0to facilitate the\u00a0import\u00a0and delivery of essential\u00a0equipment\u00a0continues, see\u00a0images\u00a0and\u00a0detail below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Surveillance\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The WHO risk assessment remains very high\u00a0as the\u00a0number of people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0stabilizes at high average daily rates<\/li>\n<li>From 1-\u00a022\u00a0October, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose by\u00a010,129\u00a0cases (on average 460\u00a0cases per day).\u00a0Five hundred and six\u00a0have died, with an\u00a0overall\u00a0case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.83%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Laboratory diagnostics\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of\u00a0482,531\u00a0laboratory samples have been tested for COVID-19 according\u00a0to\u00a0MoH.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i5.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/swabs-9903cf0451028a3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>WHO delivered one automated RNA extraction machine which reduces the time required for the COVID-19 testing by almost half compared\u00a0to the manual RNA\u00a0extractor.\u00a010 RNA extraction kits\u00a0to conduct up to 20,000 COVID-19 tests were delivered to help sustain\u00a0testing and control the spread of the virus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i6.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/swabsa-381efec92a132cd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>To help address\u00a0critical shortages\u00a0of COVID-19 testing supplies, UK aid has funded the purchase and delivery of 120,000 swabs to collect samples for COVID-19 tests. Pictured is the first batch of 5,000 swabs delivered by WHO to local health authorities in Gaza on October 21, which will help\u00a0to sustain\u00a0testing for COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Isolation and Case Management, Operations Support and Logistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i7.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/maternalhealth-99028a079e028a3c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Seventy\u00a0health workers\u00a0in maternal and child health services\u00a0have undertaken infection\u00a0prevention training, conducted by the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH) and\u00a0WHO team. The training included discussions, lectures, and role-play activities and practical demonstrations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>15,242\u00a0Palestinians are in quarantine (home or facility-based) to prevent further spread of the disease<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza\u00a0Strip,\u202fa\u00a0total of 1,930\u00a0people with COVID-19\u00a0are in 12 isolation centers, including\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0dedicated COVID-19 treatment facilities:\u00a0Turkish and European Gaza\u00a0hospitals.\u00a0A further\u00a0158 people are in one of three quarantine facilities<\/li>\n<li>WHO continues to coordinate and support the delivery of vital medical equipment for the COVID-19 response across Gaza and the West Bank (see images for details)<\/li>\n<li>WHO provided Nasser Medical Complex with\u00a0two new tents that are already in use as part of the emergency departments\u00a0expansion\u00a0plan. The tents\u00a0serve as\u00a0Respiratory Triage Centres (RTCs) and are used to screen patients for COVID-19\u00a0symptoms\u00a0before they enter the hospital to prevent infection spreading and are supported\u00a0by\u00a0EU Humanitarian Aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>East Jerusalem<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>As of October 21, 25 COVID-19 patients are being treated in\u00a0the two main\u00a0dedicated COVID-19 hospitals\u00a0of\u00a0the East Jerusalem Hospitals\u00a0Network. Of these,\u00a013\u00a0are\u00a0at St Joseph Hospital and 12 (including five in critical condition) are at Al-\u00a0Makassed\u00a0Hospital.\u00a0In addition, four patients\u00a0with COVID-19\u00a0from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are being treated at Augusta Victoria Hospital, including a patient companion from Gaza<\/li>\n<li>Four health workers at Al-Makassed\u00a0have COVID-19, while two remain in quarantine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sustaining Essential Health Services: WHO Trauma Program\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>WHO\u00a0is\u00a0working\u00a0with the M\u00e9decins Sans\u00a0Fronti\u00e8res\u00a0France (MSF-France) Osteomyelitis Treatment Unit to establish a referral system for patients with bone infections from the Limb Reconstruction Centre (LRC) in the Gaza\u00a0Strip.\u00a0Rates of bone infection are high among LRC patients and an increasing number of patients are showing signs of antibiotic resistance, which increases the\u00a0risk\u00a0of amputation and the risk of infection to other patients. There is currently no other provider that offers this specialised treatment<\/li>\n<li>In the last two weeks, WHO delivered\u00a0essential medical\u00a0equipment\u00a0to the Limb Reconstruction Centre (LRC)\u00a0including\u00a0patient monitors,\u00a0defibrillators, an\u00a0electrocardiography\u00a0(ECG)\u00a0machine\u00a0and four\u00a0vital signs monitors<\/li>\n<li>WHO is providing weekly online distance training sessions to continue specialised capacity\u00a0building.\u00a0A total of 118 Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance personnel and paramedics finished a six-week refresher course. Another six-week online training course for 149 emergency medical services personnel from local health authorities in the Gaza Strip began this week. In addition, weekly live online sessions at the Limb Reconstruction Centre run by medical experts from abroad are ongoing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-20\" lang=\"x-size-20\"><strong>More local information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i8.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/THUMBNAILDASHBOARD-990b6d03cf028a3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO COVID-19 Dashboard for oPt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i9.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/BF\/0E9\/B3C\/012651\/csfinal\/OCHAupdates-38cc9e420a7d4708.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ayhditl-l-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u200bUN\u2019s COVID-19 Emergency Situation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 49 occupied Palestinian territory, issued 22\u00a0October 2020 Information for period: 5 March &#8211; 22\u00a0October 2020 Highlights WHO continues to deliver\u00a0vital\u00a0medical training,\u00a0equipment and supplies across the oPt to support the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0response &nbsp; Training to enhance health workers\u2019 capacity to manage critical COVID-19 patients continues in the Gaza Strip, with the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-49\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"template-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2929],"document-source":[2529],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2533],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[],"class_list":["post-240944","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-situation-report","document-source-world-health-organization-who","document-subject-health","entity-united-nations-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/240944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/240944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=240944"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=240944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}