The second wave of coronavirus is here, and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah is concerned about the PA's serious lack of vital medical equipment and corona testing kits – one of the reasons for which is a decision by the PA leadership not to collect a shipment of medical supplies and testing kits sent by the UAE that has been waiting at Ben-Gurion Airport for two months.
The PA has stopped coordinating with Israel and refuses to cooperate with "signs of normalization" with Israel that Arab countries have been showing.
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Meanwhile, the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu Rokon has announced that due to the continued spread of coronavirus in Judea and Samaria, Israel has decided to keep Palestinian workers employed in Israel from crossing back and forth. The workers will be allowed to return home to celebrate Eid al-Adha, which begins on July 30, with their families. However, workers who do travel to the PA for the holiday will not be permitted to return to Israel.
COGAT has also decided that as Eid al-Adha approaches, it will assess the matter of Palestinian workers being allowed into Israel and will issue updates as necessary.
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced 293 new cases among Palestinians in a 24-hour period. Tuesday saw another four Palestinian deaths from the virus and 59 Palestinian coronavirus patients recovered. Another 18 were in intensive care.
As of Tuesday, the number of active or symptomatic cases in the PA stood at 6,372, while 1,317 patients have recovered. The death toll from coronavirus among the Palestinians stood at 45 as of Tuesday.
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