APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 14 April 2021. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact on the tourism sector during the fasting month of Ramadan
01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Member Palestinian Committee for Restaumts, Hotels and Touristic Services in Gaza strip, Mueen Abu Al-Khair
02.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Loretta restaurant owner Asim Abu Mallouh
03.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Loretta worker, Saleim
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Palestinian Committee for Restaumts, Hotels and Touristic Services in Gaza strip, warns of damage to the tourism sector after the Ministry of Interior's decision to prevent the movement of vehicles at 7:00 PM during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
The situation may be complicated by the far slower pace of vaccinations carried out by the Palestinian authorities than in Israel, which has faced international calls to ensure that Palestinians are inoculated.
In Gaza, shoppers filled markets despite a recent threefold increase in daily infections. That forced the Gaza health authorities to close schools, impose night curfews and ban large gatherings, but fell short of a total lockdown.
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