23 apr 2020
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced today the first death from novel COVID-19 (coronavirus) among the Palestinian community in the United Kingdom.
This raises the number of diaspora Palestinians worldwide who died from the disease to 49.
Earlier today, the ministry announced that three Palestinians living in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have died from coronavirus.
In addition, 20 new corona cases among the Palestinian community in the UAE were recorded, raising the overall number among diaspora Palestinians to 1042, said the ministry.
Most of the deaths and cases in the diaspora are in the United States.
This raises the number of diaspora Palestinians worldwide who died from the disease to 49.
Earlier today, the ministry announced that three Palestinians living in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have died from coronavirus.
In addition, 20 new corona cases among the Palestinian community in the UAE were recorded, raising the overall number among diaspora Palestinians to 1042, said the ministry.
Most of the deaths and cases in the diaspora are in the United States.
The American New East Refugee Aid (Anera), an NGO, started today a multi-faceted response to COVID-19 in Wavel camp for Palestinian refugees in Baalbek, Lebanon, after a Palestinian refugee who fled the Syrian civil war, and who lives near the camp, tested positive for the virus today.
She traveled in and out of the camp often, interacting with friends and family there, according to a press release.
In response, Anera is going to deliver locally-made face masks to residents, volunteers and health workers in the camp, is constructing a sterilization gate to be placed at the entrance to the camp, and is working to provided food parcels to some 700 families there.
Anera said that 10 young students from Anera's vocational sewing course at the Regeneration and Development Association, its local partner in the Bekaa Valley, worked all day yesterday to produce 3,000 protective masks, which adhere to the Lebanese Ministry of Health safety guidelines to be distributed to camp residents and health workers.
In addition, 15 youths who graduated from Anera's vocational carpentry class are constructing a sterilization gate for the entrance to Wavel camp to prevent the spread of COVID-19, said the press release. This is part of a larger effort around Lebanon to build 25 gates for camps and communities.
The gates are equipped to spray bleach solutions that sterilize vehicles and individuals. Volunteers from inside the camp will operate the gate and spray the camp interior. Anera plans to erect the gate in two days.
Anera will also begin today working with Najdeh Association to bring together 20 young people to assemble food packages for 700 families in the camp. This is part of Anera's larger campaign to provide food to vulnerable families across Lebanon this Ramadan.
"Having one person test positive is one too many in an over-crowded community such as Wavel," says Anera Country Director Samar El Yassir. "We are very concerned.
A priority should be to set up as quickly as possible isolation centres where positive cases and suspected cases can be quarantined. It is impossible to isolate in a two-room house where often more than 10 people live."
Anera's initiatives are part of the Multidimensional Employability Support Package for Youth in Lebanon program: a partnership between UNICEF and Anera, with funding from the German Cooperation and the Government of the Netherlands.
She traveled in and out of the camp often, interacting with friends and family there, according to a press release.
In response, Anera is going to deliver locally-made face masks to residents, volunteers and health workers in the camp, is constructing a sterilization gate to be placed at the entrance to the camp, and is working to provided food parcels to some 700 families there.
Anera said that 10 young students from Anera's vocational sewing course at the Regeneration and Development Association, its local partner in the Bekaa Valley, worked all day yesterday to produce 3,000 protective masks, which adhere to the Lebanese Ministry of Health safety guidelines to be distributed to camp residents and health workers.
In addition, 15 youths who graduated from Anera's vocational carpentry class are constructing a sterilization gate for the entrance to Wavel camp to prevent the spread of COVID-19, said the press release. This is part of a larger effort around Lebanon to build 25 gates for camps and communities.
The gates are equipped to spray bleach solutions that sterilize vehicles and individuals. Volunteers from inside the camp will operate the gate and spray the camp interior. Anera plans to erect the gate in two days.
Anera will also begin today working with Najdeh Association to bring together 20 young people to assemble food packages for 700 families in the camp. This is part of Anera's larger campaign to provide food to vulnerable families across Lebanon this Ramadan.
"Having one person test positive is one too many in an over-crowded community such as Wavel," says Anera Country Director Samar El Yassir. "We are very concerned.
A priority should be to set up as quickly as possible isolation centres where positive cases and suspected cases can be quarantined. It is impossible to isolate in a two-room house where often more than 10 people live."
Anera's initiatives are part of the Multidimensional Employability Support Package for Youth in Lebanon program: a partnership between UNICEF and Anera, with funding from the German Cooperation and the Government of the Netherlands.
22 apr 2020
The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Wednesday evening announced the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths among Palestinians in the diaspora has risen to 1,022 and 44 respectively.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 1,022 confirmed novel coronavirus cases among Palestinians in the diaspora, including 621 cases in the US.
Providing more details, the ministry said that 11 Palestinians in the US tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising the total confirmed cases among Palestinian expatriates in that country to 621.
In Norway, the ministry noted, there were no new cases among Palestinians in this country, leaving the total confirmed cases at 11, including eight cases who have recovered. The condition of the remaining three cases is good and stable.
In Saudi Arabia, the ministry confirmed that a Palestinian died as a result of the deadly virus. He was identified as Ayman Ashour Mashharawi, 44.
In Belgium, the ministry confirmed that a new Palestinian tested positive for the fatal virus, raising the total confirmed cases among Palestinians in this country to 80.
In Russia, the ministry noted that the cases of two Palestinians who contracted the virus have recovered, while a third one whose situation was stable was recovering.
In Qatar, the ministry pointed out that the total confirmed coronavirus cases among Palestinians in this country was 41, including a critical case that remains in the intensive care unit.
According to the ministry’s statement, new seven Palestinians in Spain have contracted the virus.
Two diaspora Palestinians die of corona; first case confirmed in Palestinian camp in Lebanon
Two diaspora Palestinians have died today of coronavirus, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and the first case of coronavirus was reported in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
A 76-year-old Palestinian died in Sweden, making him the first death among the Palestinian community in that European country, said the foreign ministry.
Another member of the Palestinian community in Saudi Arabia has died of the disease, it said, also making him the first death among the Palestinians in the kingdom.
In Lebanon, Palestinian factions said a woman living in al-Jaleel (the Galilee) Palestinian refugee camp, near the city of Baalbak, was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease, making her the first corona case in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 1,022 confirmed novel coronavirus cases among Palestinians in the diaspora, including 621 cases in the US.
Providing more details, the ministry said that 11 Palestinians in the US tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising the total confirmed cases among Palestinian expatriates in that country to 621.
In Norway, the ministry noted, there were no new cases among Palestinians in this country, leaving the total confirmed cases at 11, including eight cases who have recovered. The condition of the remaining three cases is good and stable.
In Saudi Arabia, the ministry confirmed that a Palestinian died as a result of the deadly virus. He was identified as Ayman Ashour Mashharawi, 44.
In Belgium, the ministry confirmed that a new Palestinian tested positive for the fatal virus, raising the total confirmed cases among Palestinians in this country to 80.
In Russia, the ministry noted that the cases of two Palestinians who contracted the virus have recovered, while a third one whose situation was stable was recovering.
In Qatar, the ministry pointed out that the total confirmed coronavirus cases among Palestinians in this country was 41, including a critical case that remains in the intensive care unit.
According to the ministry’s statement, new seven Palestinians in Spain have contracted the virus.
Two diaspora Palestinians die of corona; first case confirmed in Palestinian camp in Lebanon
Two diaspora Palestinians have died today of coronavirus, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and the first case of coronavirus was reported in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
A 76-year-old Palestinian died in Sweden, making him the first death among the Palestinian community in that European country, said the foreign ministry.
Another member of the Palestinian community in Saudi Arabia has died of the disease, it said, also making him the first death among the Palestinians in the kingdom.
In Lebanon, Palestinian factions said a woman living in al-Jaleel (the Galilee) Palestinian refugee camp, near the city of Baalbak, was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease, making her the first corona case in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps.
Four Palestinian diaspora doctors have died while serving humanity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic in their respective countries, today said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, saluting “the honorable humanitarian role of our doctors and health professionals around the world.”
It said that it went into great lengths to tally the number of Palestinian doctors in the diaspora in an effort to honor all of the them for their role in serving humanity.
“The Palestinian medical staff of all specialties, whether doctors, pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, academics, specialists in supportive medical professions, laboratory workers, and researchers in the nature of this virus and their contributions to the search for a vaccine for it, have all made shining contributions to the historical, civilizational and humanitarian record of our people,” it said.
Some of those doctors, it added, have died while carrying out their humanitarian duties, such as Nabil Khair, who died while treating coronavirus patients in Italy, as well as the three doctors who died in Spain - Hisham Hamad, Qasim Issa and Atta Eid.
Following is an initial record of the Palestinian doctors in the diaspora:
It said that it went into great lengths to tally the number of Palestinian doctors in the diaspora in an effort to honor all of the them for their role in serving humanity.
“The Palestinian medical staff of all specialties, whether doctors, pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, academics, specialists in supportive medical professions, laboratory workers, and researchers in the nature of this virus and their contributions to the search for a vaccine for it, have all made shining contributions to the historical, civilizational and humanitarian record of our people,” it said.
Some of those doctors, it added, have died while carrying out their humanitarian duties, such as Nabil Khair, who died while treating coronavirus patients in Italy, as well as the three doctors who died in Spain - Hisham Hamad, Qasim Issa and Atta Eid.
Following is an initial record of the Palestinian doctors in the diaspora:
21 apr 2020
The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Tuesday evening announced there were 973 confirmed coronavirus cases and 42 deaths among Palestinians in the diaspora.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 20 new coronavirus cases among Palestinians in the dispora; 18 new cases in the US, one in Qatar, and one in Belgium.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 20 new coronavirus cases among Palestinians in the dispora; 18 new cases in the US, one in Qatar, and one in Belgium.
20 apr 2020
While no new coronavirus cases were reported today among Palestinians in the diaspora except in the United States, the number of deaths among the Palestinian communities worldwide stood at 42 and the number of cases was 956, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.
It said that 235 diaspora Palestinians have meanwhile recovered.
The ministry said that no new cases of corona virus or deaths among the diaspora Palestinians were recorded today except in the US where 14 new cases were added to the overall count.
It said the number of recoveries has increased and that the health of the patients is in general stable.
It said that 235 diaspora Palestinians have meanwhile recovered.
The ministry said that no new cases of corona virus or deaths among the diaspora Palestinians were recorded today except in the US where 14 new cases were added to the overall count.
It said the number of recoveries has increased and that the health of the patients is in general stable.
18 apr 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in its daily report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) among Palestinian expatriates abroad that the number of coronavirus cases among diaspora Palestinians rose to 830.
It said the number of recoveries among Palestinian expatriates reached 209, while deaths stood at 39.
In the United State, 14 new cases were reported in the states of Michigan, Ohio, and New Jersey, bringing the total of cases in the country to 575. The number of deaths stood at 29.
It said the number of recoveries among Palestinian expatriates reached 209, while deaths stood at 39.
In the United State, 14 new cases were reported in the states of Michigan, Ohio, and New Jersey, bringing the total of cases in the country to 575. The number of deaths stood at 29.
17 apr 2020
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said today that the number of coronavirus cases among diaspora Palestinians rose to 808.
The number of recovered reached 201 worldwide, the ministry said.
Most of the deaths were in the United State with 29 fatalities, 543 infected cases and 141 recovered.
The number of recovered reached 201 worldwide, the ministry said.
Most of the deaths were in the United State with 29 fatalities, 543 infected cases and 141 recovered.
16 apr 2020
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said today that two more American Palestinians have died of coronavirus raising the total of fatalities for diaspora Palestinians to 39.
Number of infected cases stood at 803, while recovered were 200 worldwide.
Most of the deaths were in the United State with 29 fatalities, 539 infected cases and 141 recovered.
Number of infected cases stood at 803, while recovered were 200 worldwide.
Most of the deaths were in the United State with 29 fatalities, 539 infected cases and 141 recovered.
