The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Affairs said that 70 deaths, 1,286 injuries and 525 cases of recovery among our community members around the world have been recorded.
This came in her daily report regarding the spread of the Corona virus among Palestinian community members and students around the world today, Tuesday.
The specialized team in the ministry, which it represents in the technical committee to follow up on the developments of the Corona crisis, confirmed the start of the arrival of the third batch of stranded in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan this morning, so that the batch will include those stranded by our people in the Gaza Strip and numbers from the West Bank.
He stated that the necessary coordination had been completed for the stranded residents of the Gaza Strip to go to the Beit Hanoun crossing after completing their 170-day examination of the rest. He added that the crossing will remain open pending the evacuation of all stranded from sister Jordan.
At the same time, the team stated that it had completed all necessary procedures to clear the Turkish aid shipment that arrived days ago at Lod Airport, in coordination and cooperation with the Civil Affairs Authority, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, the Turkish Consul, and officials of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency "TIKA".
The ministry’s specialized team also confirmed that it is following the arrival process and arrangements for receiving the shipment of Malaysian medical aid announced by the Ministry on April 27th, in coordination with the Embassy of the State of Palestine to Malaysia, the embassy in Amman, and local partners, and is expected to arrive in Amman on May 10 In addition, the Ministry’s work team continues to monitor the arrival of the shipment of medical donations provided by “NAFFCO” companies in the United Arab Emirates to the Palestinian people to Amman, which is expected to reach our embassy in Amman on May 17, as it contains 20 tons of Sterilization materials, 12 devices Khatt sterilization, directly transferred and delivered to be the Ministry of Health, in addition to the other company donated tons of sterilization materials, equipment and pumps for the sterilization of the Palestinian camps in Lebanon and Syria.
The ministry explained that three new cases of Corona virus were recorded in the American state of Chicago, including a nurse, and the death of citizen Azzam Albo, who is one of the pillars of the community in the state. For the number of injuries in the United States of America to 695 injuries, the number of deaths 46 and recovery 200 cases.
Abdel-Gawad Mohamed Yassin, a citizen of Chicago, in his sixties, also died, amid conflicting reports about the cause of his death.
On the other hand, the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, sent a message of thanks to the Palestinian-American Community Center in the city of "Clifton" for the good campaigns he gave towards the American community in the state, and the Palestinian community in the midst of the Corona pandemic.
The Palestinian Community Center has provided health packages of gloves, masks and disinfectant to more than 700 families, health supplies to the police and fire departments in 9 cities and three hospitals, 5 homes for the elderly in New Jersey, and provided food boxes to more than 300 families, meat and chicken for more than 400 families, and provided Hot meals for more than 500 people in need.
In coordination with the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry issued a passport for a refugee student from the diaspora camps in Syria, who had been stranded in the United States of America to facilitate her residence. It also follows up the transactions of extending 125 passports for the people of the community in several countries including (Malta, Cuba, Canada, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Turkey, UAE, Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Germany, Morocco, Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Russia, France, Venezuela, Finland, Cyprus).
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Russian Federation confirmed that, in cooperation with the Emergency Committee formed throughout Russia and the community and the General Union of Palestine Students, it follows the conditions of the community and students, and makes efforts to provide all forms of required assistance and necessary services as possible, and continues to distribute masks and food baskets in the cities in which it is located Students, as in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, the Republic of Crimea, Farong, Belgrade, Tula, Stavropol, Volgograd, and others.
The embassy stated that the two Palestinian doctors who were infected with the virus as a result of their work in treating patients, as well as another dentist, are in a better and recovering condition, while no new cases have been registered in the past period, leaving the number of infections at 8.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to Greece followed the conditions of the community, students, refugees and stranded people to check on their health and living conditions, and continued to distribute food parcels to a number of families, and paid a month´s rent of three-month housing allowance.
The embassy also continues to issue and distribute the Greek authorities´ instructions regarding the epidemic, especially after the new procedures. She affirmed that there were no new injuries recorded among the children of the community and students, and that the injury receiving hospital treatment is similar to recovery, and the issue of students who were residing in university housing and those who did not pay the monthly financial grants for the previous two months.
The embassy provided financial aid to two students, given their urgent need for the embassy’s operating budget. As for the stranded Palestinians visiting Greece, they are 3 people who are waiting for the procedures to open the airspace, in addition to a number of students who wish to return and await the necessary procedures.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Kazakhstan stated that it continues to follow the living and health conditions of the Palestinian community, and through continuous follow-up and communication, it is known that a Palestinian citizen from the Lebanese Document Campaign for Palestinian Refugees showed symptoms of infection with the Corona virus, and his condition is stable.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republics of Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde also reported that an emergency cell has been formed in line with the declared state of emergency in the countries of accreditation, raising the level of preparedness and setting practical procedures to facilitate consular services, in addition to finding quick mechanisms to communicate with members of the community.
The embassy affirmed that the accreditation countries are free of any HIV infections, knowing that the numbers of the Palestinian community according to the records of the consular section do not exceed 100 people in the four accreditation countries, with their stationing in Senegal, specifically in its capital, Dakar, and to a lesser extent in Banjul, the Gambian capital.
The embassy is also following the problem of a Palestinian citizen who is stuck in a "Dakar" hotel. He came from Bamako (Mali), where he has been running his factory there for more than a year. The embassy informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the possibility of deporting the aforementioned citizen by flying a number of brotherly and friendly countries.
The embassy provided some food baskets for a number of Palestinian families, especially for some workers coming from the refugee camps in Lebanon and for a struggling Palestinian family, and cash assistance for them because of the dependency of their breadwinners for nearly two months (without compensation), and the embassy continues to follow its daily work including contact with the local authorities .
The mentality of the crisis at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in the Kingdom of Morocco is following the conditions of the students, students and stranders to check on their safety, stand on their needs and meet their necessary requirements within its available capabilities. The embassy provided food parcels and sums of money to 37 Palestinian students who were not granted, and to provide food parcels and sums Financial support for 4 members of the community, and also provided urgent financial assistance to 5 specialized doctors who do not receive scholarships. It also helped students residing in university neighborhoods to enable them to withdraw money from banks to purchase different tools and supplies, because they were unable to leave university neighborhoods Under the state of emergency. A committee of Palestinian businessmen has also been formed to provide in-kind assistance to the needy community and students.
The embassy is following up the conditions of the 41 citizens and students stranded, pending the resumption of flights in order to be able to leave, including a citizen who was stuck in the city of Fez, where the embassy helped him in moving and securing housing for him in a hotel in Marrakech. It reports that no injuries have been recorded among the community and students so far.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in the Kingdom of Bahrain continues to follow the conditions of the community and students through the emergency cell that was formed from the members of the embassy. She affirmed that all members of the community and students are safe and that no injury has been recorded in their classes. The embassy provided material and in-kind assistance to needy families during the month of Ramadan by Bahraini philanthropists and societies, providing 550 food baskets to Lebanon with a donation from the community, and distributed through the official of the People´s Committees, bringing the total number to 650 food baskets.
The embassy confirmed that the Bahraini Ministry of Health provides full health care to citizens and residents alike.
The Crisis Cell at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Malaysia continues to follow up on the issues of the community in Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Sultanate of Brunei, whether they are residents, tourists, students or refugees to check on their health and safety, and provide all necessary consular services and in-kind or financial assistance, and continues Contacts with officials in the prisons administration and immigration centers to check on the arrested citizens, provide all their requirements, reassure their families, and arrange phone calls between them and their families.
The embassy confirmed that a number of the children of the community and students are stuck in a state of concern about leaving Malaysia.
The embassy continues to distribute aid to the needy for the second time, distributing 5 food parcels and cash to 7 beneficiaries.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Philippines, in cooperation with the community, also continues to check on the living and health conditions of students and the community, through aid groups that have been established since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, where some cash assistance, food parcels and ready-made meals have been distributed to the needy of the Palestinians and Arabs, the number has reached more than a thousand Food parcels for most of the needy from the local people.
The embassy confirmed that there was no infection recorded among the community and students with the virus.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Algeria continues to follow the conditions of the community, students and stranded people. She emphasized that she provided cash assistance to all students, and states that a number of businessmen have covered coverage for students and families in need in the province of Blida, as that aid included 92 students along with a number of families who were hidden in the state, and the embassy also provided cash assistance to 60 families and 55 parcels.
The embassy noted that the assistance provided to students and families was carried out with the contribution of businessmen, the embassy and its employees. The embassy stated that it had not reported any new injuries between the community members and students.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine to Guinea and Sierra Leone, and through the crisis cell formed by the embassy and community, continues to follow the community’s conditions to check on their health and safety. Where a medical committee consisting of 3 doctors was formed to provide medical consultations and necessary health assistance for any suspected community ranks, and the embassy also confirmed that it was responsible for the costs of the examinations carried out by some members of the community in the laboratory of the French embassy, ​​and reported two cases of contact and suspicion in the ranks of the community, and after examination It turned out that the results are negative, and they are in stone until the second examination, and are subject to the supervision of the Physicians Committee. The embassy provided simple cash assistance to a number of needy community members.
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Chile reported that a Palestinian family of five, including three children, was infected with the Corona virus, as the embassy contacted the family to learn about their condition and to determine their needs, and their condition is stable and they follow the home quarantine.
The embassy confirmed that it had received an appeal from two people stuck in Chile who wanted to return to the homeland and were on a family visit, and mentioned the case of another citizen residing in Chile who also wanted to return to the homeland.
The embassy accomplished a number of outstanding consular transactions in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´ ratifications department.
