- Title: American tourists quarantined in Bethlehem hotel over coronavirus scare
- Date: 7th March 2020
- Summary: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (MARCH 5, 2020) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF ANGEL HOTEL WHERE 15 AMERICANS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED OVER CORONAVIRUS FEARS, ACCORDING TO THE PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SECURITY FORCES WEARING FACE MASKS SECURING THE PERIMETER AROUND THE HOTEL ICU AMBULANCE PARKED CLOSE TO THE HOTEL SECURITY FORCES WEARING FACE MASKS AROUND THE HOTEL WHILE ENTRANCE OF THE STREET LEADING TO HOTEL IS CORDONED OFF BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (MARCH 6, 2020) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF ANGEL HOTEL
- Embargoed: 21st March 2020 08:54
- Keywords: Americans Angel Hotel Bethlehem coronavirus quarantine security forces
- Location: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
- City: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001C41Y62V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Fifteen American tourists have been quarantined in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as part of precautions against the coronavirus, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Saturday (March 7).
There was no immediate comment from U.S. officials in the region.
The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian territories after more than a dozen cases of the virus were confirmed in Bethlehem.
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