RAMALLAH, Sunday, December 27, 2020 (WAFA) – Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that the current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine will reach its peak towards the end of upcoming February.
Alkaila told official Voice of Palestine radio that the Ministry has developed plans to open new wards at hospitals and expand existing intensive care units to be able to cope with any health developments relating to the pandemic.
The Health Minister added that a partial lockdown imposed by the Palestinian government during the past three weeks allowed for flattening the epidemic curve in many of the West Bank governorates.
In the meantime, Alkaila said that a national committee in charge of purchasing the coronavirus vaccines will convene today to find ways to accelerate the purchase of the vaccines from the relevant international pharmaceutical companies, as recommended by the World Health Organization.
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