About three or four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided by Israel for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a senior official from the Palestinian Authority told Israel Hayom over the weekend.
Officials from the PA's Health Ministry stated that in every agreement signed by Israel with vaccine companies, a certain percentage of the vaccines will be set aside for the PA and Gaza Strip.
The distribution plan was achieved through joint teamwork by Israeli and Palestinian professionals, according to Israel Hayom.
The Palestinian officials warned, however, that even with the vaccines that will be transferred from Israel, the UN and international organizations, there will still be a shortage of millions of doses.
Some 684 new cases of the novel coronavirus and three deaths were reported in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Of all those infected, 79 are in serious condition.
According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, the Gaza Strip has 100 intensive care beds in total. Recently, the area has experienced a spike in cases, with almost 891 cases reported on Saturday.
The new cases bring the total number of cases since the beginning of the outbreak to 14,768, with the death toll rising to 65.
On Saturday, about 595 new cases were reported in the West Bank, with 51 patients in serious condition and 10 deaths. Overall, 82,780 cases have been reported since the beginning of the outbreak in the West Bank and Gaza.