Gaza: No injuries, and strict instructions to prevent cross-border infiltration

Gaza: No injuries, and strict instructions to prevent cross-border infiltration

Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, confirmed on Tuesday evening that no new infections were recorded, after conducting 239 laboratory samples for hosts and suspects of the injury.

And the ability in the daily press briefing, that the Ministry of Health is still following the health status of 429 hosts in 14 quarantine centers in Gaza, noting that part of them will leave the centers after the end of the 21-day period, while adhering to safety measures.

He pointed out that the Gaza Ministry has been working since yesterday to host the returnees to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, where the patients were transferred from them to the Turkish Friendship Hospital, which was fully equipped to receive the sick cases, noting that 33 patients were transferred to it.

Al-Qudra announced that there will be a decision that will be implemented next Saturday, imposing the wearing of masks in all health facilities and for all health service providers and health sector workers to complete safety measures.

He called on citizens to adhere to health instructions and not to be complacent, to wear masks, especially in crowded areas, and to try to avoid gatherings.

He pointed out the ability to the difficult health situation witnessed by the sector due to the Israeli blockade 14 years ago, calling on all parties to intervene and take urgent and concrete measures to provide real support and health requirements and provide laboratory testing devices and others to achieve the first response to the virus.

For his part, Iyad Al-Bazm, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior in Gaza, said that the border forces were instructed to tighten their procedures along the border and to use all means of force necessary to prevent any infiltration across the border towards the occupation in the context of preserving public safety.

He stated that the Rafah crossing is still operating exceptionally for the second day in a row, due to the arrival of the stranded, as 127 citizens arrived yesterday and were transferred to quarantine centers in the framework of preventive measures, while today, until 6:00 pm, 250 citizens arrived, and the competent authorities implement the necessary measures to transfer them to the stone .

Al-Bazm pointed to the existence of indolence and a state of negligence among citizens in following preventive and safety measures, considering that it raises the alarm in light of the return of the stranded, fearing that there will be injuries, which requires attention, caution and following these procedures.

He called on citizens to wear masks during the process of moving and moving, especially in areas of friction, as an important preventive measure at this stage, noting that the sector is still in a dangerous stage to deal with the virus.

He pointed out that there is crowding in weddings and mourning houses, and he ignored following instructions, stressing the need to adhere to them.