{"id":265214,"date":"2021-10-21T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=265214"},"modified":"2021-10-27T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:09:10","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-opt-who-situation-report-83","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-opt-who-situation-report-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (OPT) WHO Situation Report 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-zlkdkkl-l-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/WHO-EMRO-EN-C-oPt1-9901450514028a3c.png\" alt=\"World Health organization oPt\" width=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span class=\"font-open-sans\"><strong>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 83<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">Issued 21 October\u00a02021<\/p>\n<p class=\"size-12\" lang=\"x-size-12\"><em>As\u00a0of this issue biweekly COVID-19 Situation Reports\u00a0will be discontinued\u00a0and\u00a0replaced by\u00a0monthly reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-10-21180146-990000028a04513c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>New\u00a0COVID-19 infections\u00a0appear to be slowing down\u00a0across the oPt\u00a0particularly in the\u00a0West Bank,\u00a0while\u00a0over\u00a0three quarters\u00a0of all active cases\u00a0remaining\u00a0in\u00a0Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>Positivity\u00a0in the oPt\u00a0continues to decline reaching 11.69%.\u00a0Slight increase in Rt\u00a0however it\u00a0remains\u00a0under 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>WHO global hand hygiene campaign SAVE LIVES \u2013 Clean Your Hands<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>In recognition to the WHO Global Hand Hygiene Day, WHO oPt supported the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) committee in Al-Nasr paediatric hospital with their voluntary initiative to conduct hand hygiene awareness campaign at schools in Gaza. The initiative targeted 3,502 students in five primary schools including 1,780 girls and 1,722 boys.<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<p>The campaign\u2019s\u00a0theme\u00a0for this year was\u00a0\u201cSeconds save lives\u201d\u00a0which\u00a0entailed promoting hand hygiene among school students\u00a0teaching them to\u00a0clean their hands at the right time and in the right way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/IMG_9192-990000000003cf3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i4.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/IMG_9731-990000000003cf3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>WHO preparedness, readiness and response<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>WHO continues to work closely with partners to support Ministry of Health\u2019s (MoH) efforts to respond to the COVID-19\u00a0outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Coordination,\u202fplanning\u202fand monitoring\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The state of emergency over COVID-19 decreed by President Mahmoud Abbas\u00a0continues in place.<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of third &#8216;booster\u2019 dose to medical staff and priority groups such as elderly and sick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Surveillance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Amidst\u00a0the\u00a0fourth\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0wave in the West\u00a0Bank and the third wave in the Gaza Strip,\u00a0the\u00a0overall\u00a0number of active cases is declining\u00a0to11,527\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0cases\u00a0detected\u00a0across the\u00a0oPt.\u00a0Infections in the Gaza\u00a0Strip\u00a0still\u00a0account\u00a0for\u00a0most of\u00a0all\u00a0cases,\u00a0at\u00a081.7%.<\/li>\n<li>In the West\u00a0Bank,\u00a0numbers of\u00a0cases\u00a0are\u00a0slowing down,\u00a0and are now at\u00a02,105. Positivity\u00a0dropped\u00a0to\u00a04.98\u00a0% from\u00a07.31%\u00a0a fortnight ago.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR)\u00a0across oPt\u00a0remains\u00a0at\u00a01%.\u00a0The CFR is the proportion of\u00a0deaths\u00a0among identified confirmed\u00a0cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Laboratory testing and diagnostics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of tests conducted in the oPt\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0week of\u00a0October\u00a0stands at\u00a034,940\u00a0tests, and an overall positivity of\u00a011.69%.<\/li>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, testing has decreased, with an average of\u00a02,080 tests per day\u00a0over the past two weeks, while\u00a0positivity\u00a0remains\u00a0rather high\u00a0at an average of\u00a022%.<\/li>\n<li>On 17 October, WHO delivered to the Gaza Central Lab\u00a0Stores 30 kits of\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 real-time\u00a0PCR\u00a0mutations detection tests, that are enough to conduct a total of 2,880 tests. The procured items will enable health authorities to\u00a0detect the main four SARS-CoV-2 variants:\u00a0B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.351 (Beta), P.1 (Gamma) and B.1.617 (Delta). This activity was made possible with support from the Humanitarian Pooled Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i5.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/IMG_98101-9900000000079e3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Case Management, Operations Support and Logistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, the number of patients requiring hospitalization\u00a0is\u00a0gradually decreasing,\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0overall bed occupancy\u00a0of\u00a033%, with\u00a0181\u00a0beds out of a total of 555 currently occupied.<\/li>\n<li>Bed occupancy at intensive care units (ICU) is also\u00a0improving, with\u00a025\u00a0patients (28%) occupying a total capacity of 90 beds, including\u00a0two\u00a0patients\u00a0on mechanical ventilation.<\/li>\n<li>In\u00a0the West Bank, hospitals continue to respond to\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0situation\u00a0accordingly: ICU bed occupancy\u00a0is\u00a055% (compared to 79%\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0report)\u00a0with\u00a058\u00a0ICU beds occupied out of\u00a0101,\u00a0and\u00a011\u00a0patients on ventilators\u00a0(down\u00a0from 19\u00a0two weeks ago).<\/li>\n<li>As part of its ongoing efforts in supporting the health system\u2019s response to the COVID-19 emergency, WHO\u00a0is supporting Gaza health authorities\u00a0in conducting\u00a0a series of\u00a0trainings\u00a0for a total of 100 nurses and 50 doctors to build their capacity in intensive care management of COVID-19 patients.\u00a0So far, a total of 33\u00a0and 45\u00a0junior doctors and\u00a0nurses have\u00a0benefited\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0trainings, which\u00a0use\u00a0combined\u00a0methods including printed material, face-to-face presentations, in addition to practical workstations.<\/li>\n<li>As part of the International Infection Prevention and Control Week, WHO supported health authorities in conducting a series of activities to raise the awareness of healthcare workers and those attending to health facilities on the importance of infection prevention and control. The activities included 6 lectures targeting healthcare workers in public hospitals and primary healthcare centers; a seminar with participation from 150 senior\u00a0Ministry of Health (MoH)\u00a0personnel, public health experts, and partner organizations; and an awareness raising campaign for the general public, including in five primary schools (refer to the above pictures). More than 7,000\u00a0people, including 3,500 school children, are estimated to have benefited from the conducted activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><strong>Maintaining Essential Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col has-gutter stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<table class=\"column__background\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i6.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/IMG_9042-9900000b6d028a3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-bottom\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i7.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/IMG_9020-9900000b6d028a3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<table class=\"column__background\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Perineal Tears Repair Workshops\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Palestinian National Institute for Public Health (PNIPH)\u00a0in cooperation with the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC) organized two workshops\u00a0on\u00a0perineal tears repairs\u00a0as part of NORWAC&#8217;s Safe Childbirth Project.\u00a0Through out the workshops obstetricians and midwives from\u00a0Kamal Odwan and Al Harazin\u00a0hospitals in the Gaza Strip received\u00a0theoretical and\u00a0practical\u00a0hand-on training\u00a0on the subject\u00a0on\u00a0animal tissues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout one-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>COVID-19 Vaccination Update<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i8.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-10-21183449vaccinetable-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vaccination\u00a0Numbers\u00a0\/\u00a0News\u00a0(as of 21 October)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>1,522,054\u00a0people have been vaccinated\u00a0in total across the oPt:\u00a01,055,435\u00a0in the West Bank, and\u00a0466,619\u00a0in Gaza.\u00a0These figures represent around\u00a050.52%\u202fof the\u00a0target\u00a0Palestinian\u202fpopulation\u00a0(16\u00a0years and above).<\/li>\n<li>Of these numbers,\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0of\u00a01,244,873\u00a0are\u00a0fully vaccinated:\u00a0924,392\u00a0in West Bank, and\u00a0320,481\u00a0in Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>Administering\u00a0of third\u00a0\u201cbooster dose\u201d of the vaccine\u00a0for priority groups is ongoing\u00a0across the\u00a0oPt.\u00a04,064 doses\u00a0were administered in West Bank and\u00a06,216\u00a0in Gaza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>More local information<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout two-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-zlkdkkl-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload gnd-corner-image gnd-corner-image-center gnd-corner-image-top\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i9.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/6A\/B3B\/79B\/192728\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-10-21184410-990b6d03cf028a3c.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiNTViN2YxNjItOTY0Ni00MTVhLTg1NzktYTIxNjRjYTIxODk3IiwidCI6ImY2MTBjMGI3LWJkMjQtNGIzOS04MTBiLTNkYzI4MGFmYjU5MCIsImMiOjh9&amp;pageName=ReportSection\" width=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-zlkdkkl-l-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">WHO COVID-19 Dashboard for oPt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 83 Issued 21 October\u00a02021 As\u00a0of this issue biweekly COVID-19 Situation Reports\u00a0will be discontinued\u00a0and\u00a0replaced by\u00a0monthly reporting. Highlights New\u00a0COVID-19 infections\u00a0appear to be slowing down\u00a0across the oPt\u00a0particularly in the\u00a0West Bank,\u00a0while\u00a0over\u00a0three quarters\u00a0of all active cases\u00a0remaining\u00a0in\u00a0Gaza. Positivity\u00a0in the oPt\u00a0continues to decline reaching 11.69%.\u00a0Slight increase in Rt\u00a0however it\u00a0remains\u00a0under 1. 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