Qatar has announced $150 million in aid to the Gaza Strip over a period of six months. The decision was taken to support United Nations humanitarian programs in the Palestinian territory as well as efforts to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, the state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza tweeted on Monday.

The densely populated Gaza Strip reported its first coronavirus cases on Sunday, Reuters said.

Authorities announced stay-at-home orders in the occupied West Bank as Palestinian health officials are trying to limit contagion.

Source: RT