President Mahmoud Abbas today extended the state of emergency in Palestine for an additional 30 days to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state of emergency was first declared in March 2020 after the discovery of the first cases of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories, and has been either extended or re-instated every 30 days since then.
The Palestinian basic law allows a one-time extension of the state of emergency, and if it has to be extended for a longer time, a new declaration should be issued.
The state of emergency gives the government the power to act in any way it deems necessary to combat the pandemic.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency