A man walks by with a camel as Palestinians spend time at a beach in Gaza July 2, 2021. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem)
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday re-instated the state of emergency in Palestine to combat the Coronavirus pandemic for 30 days.
The state of emergency was first declared in March 2020 after the discovery of the first cases of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories and has been extended or re-instated every 30 days since then, according to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA).
Palestinian law allows a one-time extension of the state of emergency, and if it has to be extended for a longer time, a new declaration should be issued.
The state of emergency gives the government the power to act in any way it deems necessary to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced earlier today 83 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours.
