RAMALLAH, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Sunday declared that two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the West Bank, bringing the total number to 627.
Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the two cases are a man and a woman from the northern West Bank district of Qalqilya, which brings the total number of cases in the district to 13 in less than one week.
The rate of recovery from the deadly virus has exceeded 83 percent, while 22,990 Palestinians are currently placed under home quarantine, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinian workers from the West Bank headed into Israel for their jobs, after the Muslim holidays.
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila urged the workers to return immediately to the West Bank in case they show any symptoms of the novel coronavirus, for testing and health care.
According to official data, 319 of the confirmed cases are found in East Jerusalem, while 247 were registered in the West Bank and 61 cases in the Gaza Strip.
Islamic Hamas movement, which is running the Gaza Strip, declared that it will ease part of the precautionary measures.
Top Hamas official Salah al-Bardaweel told reporters earlier that the movement has decided to reopen mosques, wedding halls and other sectors while maintaining public health and safety measures. Enditem
