An-Najah News - Nablus - The General Director of Primary Health at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Dr. Kamal Al Shakhra, confirmed that 9 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the number in Palestine to 226.

“The new cases are from Kafr Aqab, Al-Jedira, Rafat in the Jerusalem outskirt, Betunia, Ramallah and Jerusalem, and an infected case from Barta'a, Jenin who went to a hospital in Tulkarm and it was found that he was in contact with some people the occupied lands of 1948,” Al-Shukhara added during the conference today about the latest developments related to coronavirus in Palestine.

He continued: “We decided to completely close the "Thabet Thabet" hospital in Tulkarm and test all patients and medical staff.”