YEREVAN 0 C°
RA CB:
  • USD - 396.02 AMD +0.02 EUR - 431.27 AMD +0.27 RUB - 5.71 AMD +0.71 GBP - 490.04 AMD +0.04
  • GOLD - - AMD SILVER - - AMD PLATINUM - - AMD

Israel Quarantines Bethlehem After Coronavirus Found

  •  World
Vesti.ru

The Palestinian Authority declared an unprecedented state of emergency in the West Bank Thursday after seven Bethlehem residents were confirmed to be carrying the coronavirus, shutting schools, banning tourists and and placing restrictions on gatherings and movement between cities, The Times of Israel reports.

Israel, which controls the West Bank, placed Bethlehem on lockdown, banning Israelis and Palestinians from entering or leaving the storied city, as officials from both governments race to contain the virus’s spread in Palestinian population centers.

The PA said the seven worked at a hotel where a group of Greek tourists stayed during a tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories in late February. The tourists tested positive for the virus after returning to Greece.


Most read

day

week

month

    Weather
    Yerevan

    Humidity: %
    Wind: km/h
    0 C°
     
       
    23.12.2024
       
    24.12.2024