The Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai al-Keela announced on Saturday that 1,461 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 15 deaths were recorded among Palestinians during the past twenty-four hours.
The minister said that the Gaza Strip recorded the highest number of new infections with the deadly virus which hit 827 cases.
She added that 63 of the infected "are in intensive care units, including 10 patients on artificial respirators to being supplied with oxygen.
The Palestinian government in the West Bank continued to impose a comprehensive closure on the cities and villages that will continue until Sunday morning, followed by a partial closure that extends from seven in the evening until six in the morning for the rest of the week, to counter the spread of the virus.
The database of the Palestinian Ministry of Health shows that the total number of coronavirus infections among Palestinians since the outbreak of the pandemic last March reached 94,882, of which 75,382 recovered and 792 died.
On the other hand, a group of Russian doctors from Pavlov First University in St. Petersburg is conducting a series of consultations, seminars, and training courses in Palestinian hospitals to help fight the Coronavirus.
The head of the Russian delegation and director of the intensive care unit, Lyudmila Gavrilova, told the Russian news agency "Sputnik" that the Russian doctors move from city to city almost every day to visit a new hospital and sometimes two hospitals daily."
She added, "The Russians also visited the infectious diseases department and examined patients in every hospital. I would like to point out in particular that Palestinian doctors are very open to communicating with the visiting medical delegation and listen to what we say with great attention."
The Russian doctors arrived in Palestine on November 16 at the invitation of the Palestinian Ministry of Health and with the assistance of the Russian diplomatic mission in Ramallah; they agreed to establish permanent contact with Palestinian hospitals via the Internet.
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