APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah - 20 March 2021.
A deserted street is pictured during a complete closure, amid the coronavirus lockdown, in the West Bank of Ramallah
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The Palestinian Government announced today a partial easing of the public lockdown measures, including a reopening of commercial stores and public venues, while extending weekend and night lockdown for two weeks.
In a press statement, Government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem announced the following measures as part of the efforts to combat the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine:
A full lockdown of all public, private and UNRWA-run schools of all levels, with the exception of the students of the General Secondary Education (Tawjihi), and shifting to distance e-learning programs.
A full lockdown of all universities, academic and vocational institutes of all levels, while shifting to distance e-learning programs.
A full lockdown of kindergartens, with the exception of nursery schools whose work should be decided by the Ministry of Social Development.
A lockdown of in-door health clubs of all kinds. Outdoors activities are allowed.
A full ban on traffic and movement of individuals between provinces.
A full ban on the movement of individuals and traffic of all kinds in all of the country every day from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m.
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