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Virus starts to spread among Palestinians in East Jerusalem

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Published: 17 April 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israeli Health Ministry to test 150,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem but government shuts down testing clinic in Silwan because kits were provided by the PA

After weeks of warning, coronavirus spreading among Palestinians in East Jerusalem (Haaretz)
Outbreak could be severe due to overcrowding and a high incidence of underlying illnesses, health professionals warn

Israel shuts Palestinian coronavirus testing clinic in East Jerusalem (Haaretz)
Clinic in Silwan raided, activists arrested because kits were provided by the Palestinian Authority

Health Ministry to test 150,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem (Jerusalem Post)
East Jerusalem neighbourhoods have very dense populations, and infrastructure is very poor, which exposes residents to an increased risk of the coronavirus rapidly spreading.

PA dismisses warnings to cease virus ‘incitement’ campaign against Israel (Times of Israel)
Prime Minister Shtayyeh says Ramallah ‘will not bow to blackmail’ as leaders accuse Israel of intentionally spreading pandemic; spokesman says Israelis are ‘agents of the virus’

Photo: A woman wearing a mask in East Jerusalem, March (Ohad Zwigenberg)
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