Americans quarantined in West Bank hotel in coronavirus scare - Palestinian official

Record ID: 1462505

  • Title: Americans quarantined in West Bank hotel in coronavirus scare - Palestinian official
  • Date: 7th March 2020
  • Summary: BEIT JALA, WEST BANK (MARCH 7, 2020) (REUTERS) MAN WEARING MASK AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WALKING AWAY FROM ANGEL HOTEL WHERE 15 AMERICANS ARE UNDER QUARANTINE AS PART OF PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS CHAIRMAN OF THE ARAB HOTELS ASSOCIATION, ELIAS JERIES ALARJA, GIVING AN INTERVIEW (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CHAIRMAN OF THE ARAB HOTELS ASSOCIATION, ELIAS JERIES ALARJA, SAYING: "Inside the hotel there are another 15 Americans under quarantine. They are not regular tourists, they came as part of a visit for the American school as part of a program for developing the school, they help the school and they help in educational enhancement." SIGN READING: "ANGEL HOTEL" PALESTINIAN SECURITY OFFICERS STANDING OUTSIDE HOTEL PALESTINIAN SECURITY OFFICERS STANDING OUTSIDE HOTEL, PALESTINIAN SECURITY OFFICER WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WALKING TOWARDS HOTEL WOMAN WEARING MASK INSIDE HOTEL PALESTINIAN SECURITY OFFICER CARRYING A BAG TO THE HOTEL EXTERIOR, MASKED HOTEL WORKER COLLECTING THE BAG
  • Embargoed: 21st March 2020 10:39
  • Keywords: Americans Angel hotel Beit Jala Bethlehem Palestinians coronavirus quarantine
  • Location: BEIT JALA, WEST BANK
  • City: BEIT JALA, WEST BANK
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA001C41YATJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Fifteen Americans have been quarantined in a hotel in Beit Jala as part of precautions against the coronavirus, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Saturday (March 7).
    The city, located near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, has been in lock down since cases of the virus were recorded there on Thursday (March 5).
    Some of the first cases there were reported among staff at the Angel Hotel. On Saturday, spokesman Ibrahim Melhem said a group of American visitors were in isolation in the building, without going into further details on their condition.
    An official from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem said it was aware of the reports. "Due to privacy considerations, we have no further details to share," she added.
    Palestinian security forces wearing masks and gloves were stationed around the hotel on Saturday, as they have been since the first cases were announced.
    Authorities have put restrictions on travel in and out of the city and turned away tourist busses. They have also closed the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, and shut schools.
    (Production: Mohammad abu Ganeyeh, Mustafa abu Ganeyeh, Suheir Sheikh)
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