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Palestine on Monday announced that the number of Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus has raised to 20 cases. "After a new case was confirmed in the city of Bethlehem today, the number of Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus disease has reached 20," said Government Spokesperson Ibrahim Milhem.
Milhem added that 137 suspected cases are being tested, noting that the number of Palestinians infected is prone to increase.
Around 2,000 Palestinians are currently placed in quarantine in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Jericho.
Palestine has declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a breakout of the deadly virus was discovered in a hotel in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Local authorities placed Bethlehem city under closure and equipped a quarantine and a specialized hospital to deal with the epidemic.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh lauded in Febuary the strict measures China has taken to fight the COVID-19, saying that "With a high sense of responsibility and with strict measures, China is dealing with the epidemic to protect all humanity from a fatal epidemic that is threatening the lives of people in the universe."
