Gaza to reopen restaurants amid strict measures against COVID-19
Gaza/Xinhua/UNI: Restaurants in the Gaza Strip will reopen during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, while precautionary measures will be taken to protect people from the COVID-19 pandemic, said Gaza authorities on Sunday.
The restaurants and cafes will open as of Monday under certain precautionary measures that workers and customers must abide by, the Hamas-run Economy Ministry said in a press statement.
The measures include sterilization, high level of hygiene and not allowing the usage of personal belongings by others, such as mobile phones or other devices, said the ministry.
Salah Abu Hasira, head of hotels and restaurants corporations in Gaza, said that all restaurants and cafes will be allowed to open during the month of Ramadan all over the coastal enclave while respecting precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gaza Strip stood at 17 since April 21, as the region has been under a blockade since 2007.
Out of the 17 cases, 10 have recovered, according to Gaza's health authorities.
So far, 495 cases were confirmed in Palestine, including 153 in East Jerusalem.
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