{"id":243621,"date":"2020-12-10T15:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T20:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=243621"},"modified":"2020-12-11T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T20:46:31","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-55","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<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-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span class=\"font-open-sans\"><strong>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 55<\/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\">Issued 10\u00a0December\u00a02020<\/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\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/covid-19December10-9900000000079e3c.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>The oPt\u00a0continues to\u00a0witness\u00a0a\u00a0surge\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19 cases\u00a0with\u00a0sustained community transmission<\/li>\n<li>The risk that the health system may reach\u00a0capacity limits and get\u00a0overwhelmed remains high<\/li>\n<li>WHO\u00a0mobilized additional\u00a0testing\u00a0kits\u00a0to\u00a0sustain testing capacity and\u00a0to address temporary gaps in laboratory supplies in the Gaza Strip<\/li>\n<li>WHO and UNICEF continue\u00a0to support the\u00a0Palestinian\u00a0Authority\u00a0in\u00a0comprehensive planning and\u00a0preparatory\u00a0efforts\u00a0to\u00a0introduce\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0vaccines in early 2021 through the Gavi COVAX AMC Facility<\/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\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/LAB1-deb8c877fc88e4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/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>\n<div>\n<p><em>In response to depletion of COVID-19 tests announced by local health authorities in Gaza\u00a0on\u00a0December 7, WHO procured 295 kits to perform around 28,000 tests. The first 195 kits (to provide 18,720 tests) were delivered\u00a0on\u00a07 December\u00a0and enabled the lab\u00a0to resume testing, with the remaining tests to be delivered in coming days.\u00a0This delivery is generously funded by the Governments of Kuwait and Germany.<\/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<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>Key Performance Indicators for COVID-19 Response in oPt\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/KPINov2020-9900000000079e3c.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<p><strong>Coordination,\u202fplanning\u202fand monitoring\u200b<\/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>\n<p><em>\u201cWe welcome the 18 European Union representatives and ambassadors to the Gaza Strip to share first-hand information on how WHO supports the local health authorities&#8217; response to the COVID-19 pandemic during this difficult time. The EU is a key supporter of our COVID-19 response in Gaza, alongside other donors,\u201d said Sacha Bootsma, Head of WHO Gaza Sub-office (pictured top) who met the delegation with WHO Head of Office, Dr Gerald Rockenschaub on December 7. The group visited the European Gaza Hospital, to get first-hand information on the achievements and challenges of COVID-19 case management. Headed by EU Representative, Sven von Burgsdorff, the delegation was briefed on chronic shortages of medical supplies and equipment as well as urgent priority needs of Gaza\u2019s health system to contain the recent surge of cases. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the EU has<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i5.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/sacha-5dff5d9a2414db49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" \/><\/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:\/\/i6.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/eu2-9f436fa51f881244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>generously supported WHO to strengthen the local health system with provision of critical medical supplies and equipment, training and technical support.<\/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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The following new measures were initiated by the Palestinian Authority across the West Bank to help curb the spread of the virus for the period from 10- 17 December:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The governorates of Nablus, Hebron, Bethlehem, and\u00a0Tulkarm\u00a0will be closed and the night closure will continue in all governorates. Movement between all governorates is banned\u00a0during this\u00a0period, except for the transportation of agricultural, service and food products. Emergency committees in all governorates shall be reactivated and governmental, civil, and private institutions shall operate upon the emergency system<\/li>\n<li>All retail and service stores shall be closed, except pharmacies, bakeries, supermarkets, and grocery stores<\/li>\n<li>Weddings, funerals, and all types of\u00a0gatherings\u00a0shall be prohibited in all regions and prayers to be conducted from home<\/li>\n<li>Financial penalties will apply to those who violate these procedures and the precautionary measures. All stores that violate these procedures shall be closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Gaza Strip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A weekend\u00a0curfew\u00a0(from 18:30 Friday to Saturday)\u00a0will start on 11 December until the end of the month, as part of new\u00a0movement\u00a0restrictions\u00a0introduced by local authorities to\u00a0slow the spread of COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Schools (except\u00a0secondary level), universities,\u00a0mosques, markets are\u00a0to close and funerals and weddings are not permitted<\/li>\n<li>On December 10, authorities\u00a0announced\u00a0that\u00a0during curfew periods\u00a0only emergency\u00a0services (urgent surgeries and deliveries) will be provided in NGO and private health institutions. All other services will be suspended. Private pharmacies can work over weekends<\/li>\n<li>WHO strongly\u00a0advocates\u00a0that\u00a0communities\u00a0implement effective prevention protocols to help curb the current increasing transmission trends, to save lives and to ease the pressure on the health\u00a0system.<\/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>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cThis contribution from the Italian Government comes at a crucial time, when Palestine is experiencing a concerning dynamic of increasing community spread of COVID-19 and there is a mounting risk that the health system may reach its capacity limits and get overwhelmed,\u201d Dr Gerald Rockenschaub, WHO\u2019s Head of Office, thanked the Italian Government this week\u00a0for its EUR 400,000 contribution towards WHO activities to support the Inter-Agency COVID-19 Response Plan for\u00a0Palestine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pictured is the Consul General of Italy, Mr Giuseppe Fedele. The funding will support the scaling up of testing capacity,<\/p>\n<\/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>expanding hospital-bed and intensive care treatment capacities, and training in infection prevention and control. It will strengthen WHO\u2019s efforts to support the MoH and partners in the oPt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to help protect the most vulnerable people from COVID-19.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i7.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/italy1-9901450514028a3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" \/><\/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>Laboratory diagnostics\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/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 align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i8.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/labtests-fb964c8381cc2a43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" \/><\/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 continues to\u00a0address\u00a0gaps and\u00a0depletion of COVID-19 tests\u00a0in the Gaza Strip by\u00a0delivering\u00a0COVID-19 extraction kits\u00a0to support 4,000 tests. Additional 195 detection kits (providing supplies for 18,720 tests) were delivered on December 7. Testing is an important cornerstone of the COVID-19 response as it prevents further transmission, identifies those who may need care and helps authorities understand how prevalent the virus is so they can make evidence-based decisions to slow the spread of the disease.<\/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>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of tests conducted in the oPt\u00a0has\u00a0decreased\u00a0by 18%\u00a0during\u00a0the reporting period (4 \u2013 10\u00a0December), with\u00a045,681\u00a0tests conducted compared\u00a0to\u00a0the previous\u00a0week<\/li>\n<li>Provision of\u00a0predictable flow of testing kits and supplies remains a major challenge.\u00a0WHO has been a main supplier of testing kits to Gaza, which will be unsustainable in the long\u00a0run.\u00a0Additional resources are needed from the international community to address priority gaps, and further support from the Palestinian Authority is needed to ensure equitable delivery of essential medical supplies and equipment to the Gaza Strip.<\/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>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>\n<p><em>\u201cWe did not know how to wear the personal protective equipment, and we learned during the course how to wear it properly. Learning this protected us from the coronavirus,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Ghazi Akeela,\u00a0one of 250 Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulance personnel and Ministry of Health emergency medical workers who completed a six-week online training course run by disaster relief specialists\u00a0NYCMedics\u00a0and supported by WHO in the Gaza Strip.\u00a0\u00a0The sessions included COVID-19 technical guidance on infection, prevention and control. WHO plans to use the course as a model for distance-training in\u00a0Gaza.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/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=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i9.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/fuel1-99028a06db028a3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i10.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/fuel2-99028a06db028a3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" \/><\/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<ul>\n<li>In the\u00a0Gaza Strip,\u00a0the overall occupancy rate\u00a0of dedicated\u00a0COVID-19 hospital beds is 66%, with 341 of 520 beds occupied. Currently, of the 70 Intensive Care Unit beds, 45 or 64% are occupied, including 56 patients on ventilators, both invasive and non-invasive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WHO has delivered the following essential medical equipment to the Gaza Strip to support the COVID-19 response and emergency preparedness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Five patient\u00a0monitors\u00a0to Gaza\u2019s COVID-19 designated health facility, the European Gaza Hospital\u00a0to\u00a0monitor\u00a0patients\u2019 vital signs<\/li>\n<li>500 oxygen nasal cannulas to the Respiratory Triage\u00a0Centres, which\u00a0provide oxygen to patients with respiratory difficulties<\/li>\n<li>18 desktops to the Palestinian Health Information Centre\u00a0to\u00a0improve data\u00a0collection at the\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>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/IMG_1608-14d800724cd10947.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" \/><\/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>\n<div>\n<p><em>WHO delivered 54,000 litres of fuel to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Al-Quds hospital, through UNRWA. The fuel was funded by EU Humanitarian AID. Dr Bashar Murad, EMS Director at PRCS said the delivery will help PRCS maintain its emergency services in the Gaza Strip, \u201cwe usually receive around 200 emergency calls every day, and we expect this number to get to 450 [during the pandemic].\u201d\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>COVID-19 vaccination:\u00a0\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On\u00a07 December, the\u00a0Palestinian Authority\u00a0submitted its application to receive financial support from the Gavi COVAX AMC Facility for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, for at least 20% of\u00a0population in the oPt, including frontline health workers,\u00a0the\u00a0elderly\u00a0population\u00a0and those with underlying health conditions.\u00a0WHO and UNICEF provide\u00a0technical support to complete\u00a0preparatory efforts\u00a0the COVAX\u00a0application<\/li>\n<li>With support of UNICEF, WHO and UNRWA, work continues across the oPt to finalise the\u00a0assessment of\u00a0the\u00a0cold chain capacity\u00a0for COVID-19 vaccination and\u00a0to\u00a0prepare an application to support the upgrade of the cold chain system<\/li>\n<li>The PA\u00a0MoH\u00a0with support from partners is proceeding\u00a0with\u00a0the development of the COVID-19 National Deployment and Vaccination Plan which would\u00a0outline costed strategies for the deployment, implementation and monitoring of the COVID-19 vaccines\u00a0in the oPt, including transportation and storage, training of health staff\u00a0and\u00a0communication\u00a0outreach<\/li>\n<li>More details available\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-aitjjc-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVAX Facility\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/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 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:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/THUMBNAILDASHBOARD-990b6d03cf028a3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-aitjjc-l-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">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:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/F2\/8B7\/CC2\/033448\/csfinal\/OCHAupdates-38cc9e420a7d4708.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-aitjjc-l-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">\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\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 55 Issued 10\u00a0December\u00a02020 Highlights The oPt\u00a0continues to\u00a0witness\u00a0a\u00a0surge\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19 cases\u00a0with\u00a0sustained community transmission The risk that the health system may reach\u00a0capacity limits and get\u00a0overwhelmed remains high WHO\u00a0mobilized additional\u00a0testing\u00a0kits\u00a0to\u00a0sustain testing capacity and\u00a0to address temporary gaps in laboratory supplies in the Gaza Strip WHO and UNICEF continue\u00a0to support the\u00a0Palestinian\u00a0Authority\u00a0in\u00a0comprehensive planning and\u00a0preparatory\u00a0efforts\u00a0to\u00a0introduce\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0vaccines in early 2021 through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-situation-report-55\/\"> 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