Magdy Zahir, Director of Directorate of Preventive Medicine in the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, said that the third wave of the Coronavirus is raiding the strip after a period of stability until mid-July.
He indicated that the rate of infection with the deadly virus rose significantly over the last two weeks.
Zahir explained the Ministry of Health in the Strip, which is run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) can’t diagnose all cases in the Gaza society.
He revealed that doctors examine only those who were hospitalized and those who have symptoms of the disease.
He went on to say that there is a rise in infections despite the medical crews have examined about 25% of the population in Gaza.
He warned that the hospitalized cases grew by 300% along with 85 critical cases and he considered that this number is dangerous in the light of the demographics of the Strip.
On the other hand, Dr. Mai Al Kylah, Palestinian Minister of Health, said last Thursday, that one death and 962 confirmed infections were reported in the Strip that day.
She affirmed over the daily report of the pandemic status in the Strip that the death was registered in Gaza but there are no deaths in all governorates of the Western bank.
The Palestinian minister affirmed that 680 thousand people have received the anti-corona vaccine, among them 434 thousand people who received two doses of the vaccine.
However, Naji Nazzal, General Director of Hospitals under the Palestinian Ministry of Health, indicated that the pandemic situation worsens because there is an increase in the number of patients who need to be admitted to hospitals.
He added that the medical authorities expected that matter as the “Delta” strain entered Palestine.
He confirmed that the ministry took all necessary measurements to hospitalize the infected people.
He stressed the importance of taking the anti-corona vaccines because they ease symptoms of the disease and protect the patient against entering the intensive care units.
