The number of coronavirus cases in the Palestinian territories has risen to 402, announced Health Minister Mai al-Kaili on Friday.
She told a press conference that 307 confirmed cases were detected in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and 95 in the Gaza Strip.
The authorities have reported two fatalities from the disease.
On Thursday, religious authorities announced that Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the epidemic.
The decision extends a March 23 ban on Muslim prayer there.
In a statement, the Jordan-appointed council that oversees Islamic sites on the sacred compound called the decision “painful” but said it was “in line with legal fatwas (clerical opinions) and medical advice”.
Muslims should “perform prayers in their homes during the month of Ramadan, to preserve their safety,” the council said.
Ramadan will start around April 23.
