Abstract

Background: In December, 2019, a pneumonia disease associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019- nCoV) emerged in Wuhan, China. And it spread rapidly until reach Palestine. On March 05, Palestinian Ministry of Health- (P. MOH) notified of a positive Covid-19 test result from patients who had been under quarantine at home, with under medical supervision at Bethlehem.

The study aimed to clarify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 2019-nCoV pneumonia in Palestine.

Methods: In this retrospective, Data Sources obtained the medical records and compiled data for hospitalized patients, Hospital Field, Quarantine, Home stay, and outpatients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19, as reported to the National Health Commission between March05, 2020, and April01, 2020; the data cutoff for the study was April01, 2020.

Results: The case fatality rate is estimated togetting more high in global, and slowly with under control in Palestine. Reported symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, pneumonia, headache, diarrhea, and dyspnea. Preventive measures such as masks, hand hygiene practices, avoidance of public contact, case detection, contact tracing, and quarantines were discussed as ways to reduce transmission. To date, no specific antiviral treatment has proven effective; hence, infected people primarily rely on symptomatic treatment and supportive care.

Conclusions: Palestinian ministry of health submits clear protocols which affect positively to control covid-19 spreading at the provinces. Furthermore, the rapid response to the outbreak of the disease. During this early period, published research primarily explored the epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestation and diagnosis, as well as prevention and control of the novel coronavirus. Although these studies are relevant to control the current public emergency. With world health organization protocols and recommendations, it could be to handle and overcome of the virus spreading, raising morbidity and mortality in global.

Keywords: Epidemiology of covid-19; Corona virus in Palestine; Characteristic of corona virus