{"id":269705,"date":"2021-12-23T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T16:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=269705"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:33:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:33:57","slug":"coronavirus-disease-2019-opt-who-situation-report-85","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/coronavirus-disease-2019-opt-who-situation-report-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (OPT) WHO Situation Report 85"},"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-i-ztlkdut-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\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/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 2021\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 85<\/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\">Monthly issue:\u00a019\u00a0November to 23 December 2021<\/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 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:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/1-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/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\u00a0are registered leading to an increase in the number of cases across\u00a0oPt.\u00a0Gaza Strip leads by ratio of\u00a042.1% of all active cases, while\u00a0Ramallah\u00a0takes\u00a0the\u00a0lead in\u00a0number\u00a0of cases in the West Bank (15.2%)<\/li>\n<li>Positivity\u00a0in the oPt\u00a0is increasing\u00a0(6.93 in West Bank and 11.3 in Gaza Strip)\u00a0Rt\u00a0is currently at 1.03<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) declared on 21 December registration of 6 Omicron cases in the West Bank, no cases registered yet in Gaza. MoH also said that the necessary kits for Omicron tests are now available in the West Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>\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\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry of Health\u2019s (MoH) efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/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 align=\"center\"><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:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Picture1-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\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\u00a0to be renewed on monthly basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Implementation of third &#8216;booster\u2019 dose to medical staff and priority groups such as\u00a0children between 12-15 years old\u00a0(in the West Bank),\u00a0elderly and sick\u00a0continues.<\/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\u00a04,019\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0cases\u00a0detected\u00a0across the\u00a0oPt.\u00a0Infections in the Gaza\u00a0Strip\u00a0still\u00a0account for\u00a0most of\u00a0all\u00a0cases,\u00a0around\u00a042%.<\/li>\n<li>In the West Bank,\u00a0numbers of\u00a0cases\u00a0is\u00a0increasing\u00a0(2,326), with\u00a06%\u00a0positivity rate\u00a0over the reporting period\u00a0(18 November\u00a0to\u00a023 December\u00a02021).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip,\u00a0positivity continues to decrease,\u00a0with an average of\u00a013.4%, during the reporting period.<\/li>\n<li>The overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR)\u00a0across oPt\u00a0remains at 1%. The CFR is the proportion of deaths among identified confirmed cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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\u00a0reporting period is 133,689\u00a0tests,\u00a0with\u00a0an overall positivity of\u00a07.5%.\u00a0In the Gaza Strip,\u00a0an average of\u00a0778\u00a0tests took place per day\u00a0while the\u00a0average\u00a0in the West Bank was\u00a03,432\u00a0tests per day.<\/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:\/\/i4.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Picture1-99028a045103cf3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" \/><\/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 West Bank, hospitals continue to respond to COVID-19\u00a0situation\u00a0accordingly: ICU bed occupancy\u00a0is\u00a058%\u00a0with\u00a054\u00a0ICU beds occupied out of\u00a093,\u00a0and\u00a014\u00a0patients on ventilators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Gaza Strip, the overall bed occupancy is at 17%,\u00a0with 69 out of a total of 410 hospital beds currently occupied.\u00a0The number of patients admitted to\u00a0ICU\u00a0is also increasing,\u00a0with 21 patients currently occupying a total capacity of 80 beds\u00a0(26%), including two patients on mechanical ventilation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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>\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>\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<p><strong>Maintaining\u00a0essential services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mass c<\/strong><strong>asualty<\/strong><strong>\u00a0management training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0pro-active support to build the capacity of\u00a0the public health system to manage large\u00a0numbers of casualties at the same time beyond the system\u2019s usual capacity the World\u00a0Health\u00a0Organization (WHO) completed the first of a series of Mass Casualty Management training for Shifa hospital\u2019s emergency department in Gaza, the first of its kind in in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For the full article<\/a><\/p>\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\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Picture2-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EENC two day coaching session in 5 NGO hospitals in Gaza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the period from November 20th\u00a0and December 20th, two days coaching sessions on Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) were conducted in 5 NGO maternity hospitals. The coaching aims at scaling up early essential newborn care, and was conducted in collaboration with MoH EENC team, and targeted 35 medical staff including 19 midwives and 6 doctors. These coaching sessions were organized under the umbrella of the AFD funded project\u00a0\u201cStrengthening Maternal, Neonatal and Young Children Health (MNCH) in Gaza\u201d implemented jointly with UNICEF and UNFPA.<\/p>\n<\/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\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Ain9717-9900000000079e3c.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #010203;\"><strong>Italian Agency for\u00a0the\u00a0development cooperation to support reducing avoidable diseases<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With a total budget of\u00a05 million\u00a0EUR\u00a0the project will contribute to the strengthening\u00a0of the Palestinian health system in terms of reducing avoidable disease, death and disability,\u00a0The project will operate over a period of three years with interventions at the three levels of care including pre-hospital, hospital and tertiary care. WHO will work closely with the Ministry of Health, the Palestinian Red Crescent and a number of local NGOs throughout the lifetime of the project and expect to target 230,000 beneficiaries across\u00a0oPt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i7.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/269429179_4952011128164073_5958967712832339811_n-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Vaccination Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/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\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-12-27105152-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vaccination<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Numbers \/ News (as of 22 December)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>1,779,198\u00a0people have been vaccinated in total across the oPt:\u00a01,247,070\u00a0in the West Bank, and\u00a0532,128\u00a0in Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>Of these numbers,\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0of\u00a01,528,860\u00a0are\u00a0fully vaccinated:\u00a01,108,509\u00a0in West Bank, and\u00a0420,351\u00a0in Gaza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Administering\u00a0of third\u00a0\u201cbooster dose\u201d of the vaccine\u00a0for priority groups is ongoing across the oPt\u00a0(172,374\u00a0in total).\u00a0\u00a0in West Bank\u00a0146,600\u00a0doses were administered\u00a0and\u00a025,774\u00a0in Gaza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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<h3 class=\"size-20\" lang=\"x-size-20\"><strong>More local information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/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-i-ztlkdut-l-j\/\" 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\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-11-22130348-990b6d03cf028a3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-t\/\" 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\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-i\/\" 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:\/\/i10.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/Screenshot2021-11-22131047-99079e06db01453c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">Gaza COVID-19 epidemiological bulletin<\/a><\/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<h3 class=\"size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><strong>Situation in the Eastern\u00a0Mediterranean\u00a0Region and Globally\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout three-col fixed-width stack\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>See dashboards\u00a0for latest updates on cases in countries in our neighbourhood<\/li>\n<li>1,358,040 cases and\u00a08,235 deaths in Israel\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">as of 22 December 2021, 10:00 CET<\/a>)\u00a0according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">WHO EURO<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-u\/\" 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:\/\/i1.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/EMROdashboard-99000006db01453c.PNG\" alt=\"Eastern Mediterranean dashboard\" width=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"btn btn--shadow btn--medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Mediterranean<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-b\/\" 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:\/\/i2.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/WHOdashboard-990a2806db01453c.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"btn btn--shadow btn--large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global<\/a><\/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<h3><strong>Latest WHO advice and health information:<\/strong><\/h3>\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 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/i3.createsend1.com\/ei\/j\/C4\/85A\/0B2\/205451\/csfinal\/covid_19_health_advice_image-99079e06db04513c-9907-99079e06db04513c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" \/><\/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><em>For updated WHO Publications and Technical Guidance on COVID-19, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/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<p>Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, WHO oPt Head of Office, peeperkornr@who.int<br \/>\nDr. David Lai,\u00a0WHO oPt Emergencies Team Lead, laidavid@who.int<br \/>\nRaghda AbuShahla, Communication Officer, Gaza, abushahlar@who.int<br \/>\nKazem Abu Khalaf, Communication Officer, Jerusalem, kabu@who.int<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/who.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-ztlkdut-l-q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\">Subscribe to receive our health updates\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus disease 2021\u00a0(COVID-19) Situation Report 85 Monthly issue:\u00a019\u00a0November to 23 December 2021 Highlights New\u00a0COVID-19 infections\u00a0are registered leading to an increase in the number of cases across\u00a0oPt.\u00a0Gaza Strip leads by ratio 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