During the weekly Cabinet meeting held today in Ramallah, Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh commended all the national bodies, especially the medical staff and security services, for their exceptional effort in confronting the novel coronavirus and assisting the government in implementing the precautionary measures to protect our people from the danger of COVID-19.

The Minister of Health briefed the Cabinet on the latest developments and the ministry's contingency plans to reduce the spread of the virus and to mitigate its impact through three possible scenarios.

The Minister of Finance presented a report on the financial and economic conditions in light of revenue declines, as well as the ministry's plan to deal with the crisis in the coming months.

The Minister of Finance, also, presented a report on the financial and economic conditions in light of revenue declines, and the ministry's plan to deal with the crisis in the upcoming months amid the current recession affecting the global economy. And the Minister of Economy confirmed that food supply is available in sufficient quantities for an extended period.

Moreover, The Minister of Foreign Affairs clarified his ministry's role in following up on the health conditions of Palestinian communities in exile/ diaspora.

The Cabinet condemned Israel's arrest of the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi Al-Hadmi, and the Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, which aims at preventing them from carrying out their duties to protect Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem from COVID-19 outbreak. In this context, the Prime Minister instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to follow up on this issue with international and human rights organizations.

Among several decisions, the Cabinet approved adopting a unified registration system (SSO) for the 'My Government' application, which is now the primary online gateway for the public to obtain all government services and safely.