{"id":241320,"date":"2020-10-29T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T04:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=241320"},"modified":"2020-11-05T00:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T05:33:43","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-50","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 50<\/strong><\/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-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">occupied Palestinian territory, issued 29\u00a0October 2020<br \/>\nInformation for period: 5 March &#8211; 29\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\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/covid-29October-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Health Authorities in the Gaza Strip are reporting critical shortages of laboratory\u00a0supplies\u00a0for COVID-19\u00a0testing<\/li>\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 align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/vent1-523020e34c4db89c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i4.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/vent21-8d6ce1c90712c833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>This week 50 ventilators donated by the Government of Germany were handed over to the MoH in Ramallah to support its readiness for the COVID-19 response.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>WHO coordinated the entry of the state-of-the-art machines to help to increase the capacity of the Palestinian health system significantly and equip additional COVID-19 wards for critical patients in need of mechanical ventilation. &#8220;We all hope that the spread of the Coronavirus will be contained, and those ventilators will never be needed to treat COVID-19 patients\u201d, said Michael Herold, Deputy Head of the German Representative Office. \u201cBut if need be, they can save lives and will also in the future represent a substantial improvement in treatment capacities in Palestine.\u201d<br \/>\nFifteen of the ventilators will be used at the\u00a0European Gaza Hospital.\u00a0<\/em><\/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><strong>WHO preparedness, readiness and response<\/strong><\/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>\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><strong>\u00a0Coordination,\u202fplanning\u202fand monitoring \u200b<\/strong>\u200b<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, local authorities have eased some restrictions except for hotspot areas reporting increased numbers of positive cases, including Bait Hanoun, Bureij Camp, and Sheikh Radwan area. This included partial opening of mosques and local markets and transitioning to the second phase of resuming regular school attendance<\/li>\n<li>On 25 October, attendance at higher education facilities, such as colleges and universities, was partially resumed.\u00a0On 26 October, approximately 125,000 students from grade 7 &#8211;\u00a011 returned to school under strict precautionary measures<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0night\u00a0curfew is still in place across all the five governorates\u00a0from\u00a020:00 to 07:00.<\/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<\/li>\n<li>From 1-\u00a029\u00a0October, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose by\u00a013,696\u00a0cases (on average\u00a0472\u00a0cases per day).\u00a0Five hundred and\u00a0forty-five have died, with an\u00a0overall\u00a0case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.85%<\/li>\n<li>Gaza still accounts for most of the active cases\u00a0in the\u00a0oPt.\u00a0In the West Bank,\u00a0Nablus\u00a0governorate now has the\u00a0second highest number of active rates, followed by\u00a0Bethlehem,\u00a0Hebron and\u00a0Tulkarm. Meanwhile,\u00a0cases have dropped significantly in\u00a0East Jerusalem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Laboratory diagnostics\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/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<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 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i5.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/IMG_9898-62690c58089020e7.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>As the number of COVID-19 cases increases in the Gaza Strip this week and health authorities report critical shortages of lab testing supplies and kits, WHO has delivered 50 COVID-19 testing kits for 4,800 tests and scaled-up testing capacity. \u00a0This delivery was made possible thanks to support from the Government of Germany.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/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 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-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\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/IMG_9871-917201aeabc1891.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><em>WHO delivered one automated RNA extraction machine which reduces the time required for the COVID-19 testing by almost half compared to the manual RNA extractor. 10 RNA extraction kits to conduct up to 20,000 COVID-19 tests were delivered to help sustain testing and control the spread of the virus.<\/em><\/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><strong>Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Isolation and Case Management, Operations Support and Logistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/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<ul>\n<li>14,925\u00a0Palestinians are in quarantine (home or facility-based) to prevent further spread of the disease<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza\u00a0Strip,\u00a0104\u00a0people are in one of three quarantine facilities, which include health facilities and hotels<\/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>Capacity building activities\u00a0continue,\u00a0targeting health workers in the Gaza\u00a0Strip.\u00a0A\u00a0second group of 40 nurses have started training on intensive care management of COVID-19 patients, funded by the\u00a0Government of Canada;\u00a0the fifth group of 17 maternal and child health workers have also completed infection prevention training, conducted by the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH)\/WHO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Access to essential health services\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/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>Palestinian patients continue to face substantial barriers to accessing essential healthcare in September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permit applications for Gaza patients\u00a0have\u00a0reduced by some\u00a090%,\u00a0compared to\u00a0pre-COVID-19\u00a0levels<\/li>\n<li>West Bank referrals have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels<\/li>\n<li>Nearly a third (29%) of Gaza patients\u00a0were\u00a0not approved permits to reach healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Three patients\u00a0were\u00a0called for security interrogation and one\u00a0patient\u00a0was\u00a0arrested and detained,\u00a0and\u00a0returned to Gaza after almost a month without receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for colorectal cancer<\/li>\n<li>More information in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO\u2019s latest monthly access report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Sustaining Essential Health Services<\/strong><\/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 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-i\/\" 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\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/PNIPH-c70361f97c103d6c.jpg\" 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><em>PNIPH and WHO delivered a spectrophotometer device to local health authorities in the Gaza Strip. The device is essential to support the core functions of the Public Health Laboratory in testing the quality of medications and other medical formulas before they can be administered in public health facilities. Thanks to the Government of Norway.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Risk Communications and Community Engagement\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/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 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i8.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/8b6febfe-7dff-4872-ad41-72c3ebf6ee30-9f4ccf10382c4d27.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/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 align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i9.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/290ed9fa-4a77-485c-a9c9-61afe3f09bf0-b35c66af3d9b8a45.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" \/><\/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>\n<p><em>Volunteers from the\u00a0Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), kitted out in WHO Community engagement kits\u00a0including hats, bags and t-shirts,\u00a0spent two days sharing information about COVID-19 in Hebron\u2019s old city <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>and\u00a0PRCS\u00a0Hospital\u00a0this month.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>More local information<\/strong><\/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:\/\/i10.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/THUMBNAILDASHBOARD-990b6d03cf028a3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-h\/\" 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:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/15\/DA1\/284\/020346\/csfinal\/OCHAupdates-38cc9e420a7d4708.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-ajrwul-l-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u200bUN\u2019s COVID-19 Emergency Situation Reports and information\u00a0via OCHA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 50 occupied Palestinian territory, issued 29\u00a0October 2020 Information for period: 5 March &#8211; 29\u00a0October 2020 Highlights Health Authorities in the Gaza Strip are reporting critical shortages of laboratory\u00a0supplies\u00a0for COVID-19\u00a0testing WHO continues to deliver\u00a0vital\u00a0medical training,\u00a0equipment and supplies across the oPt to support the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0response This week 50 ventilators donated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-50\/\"> [&#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-241320","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\/241320","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\/241320\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=241320"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=241320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}