Palestine on Monday reported six new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of the infected Palestinians to 25. Ibrahim Milhem, the spokesperson of the Palestinian government, told reporters that five of the new cases were confirmed in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and one was in the city of Tulkarem. The five cases in Bethlehem were infected after their meeting with a Greek tourist group in Bethlehem, while the case in Tulkarem is a Palestinian who works in Israel, Milhem said. Palestine has declared a state of emergency on Thursday after the breakout of the deadly virus was discovered in a hotel in Bethlehem. PA President Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree declaring a state of emergency in all Palestinian-controlled territory for 30 days beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, authorizing officials to take “all necessary measures to confront the risks resulting from the coronavirus and to protect public health.” The Bethlehem authorities have shut down the entire district and prepared a specialized quarantine hospital to deal with the coronavirus disease. More than 2,000 Palestinians are currently placed in quarantine in the cities of Bethlehem and Jericho. Palestinian Health Minister Mai Al-Kaileh said that it was decided to activate the emergency plan in the governorates of Bethlehem and Jericho. Accordingly, all educational institutions and training centers in the Bethlehem Governorate are closed for 14 days. The Palestinian Authority on Sunday also closed all mosques in the Bethlehem area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The PA Ministry of Wakf and Religious Affairs said the decision was in accordance with the state of emergency in the Palestinian territories, which was announced by PA President Mahmoud Abbas after 19 people tested positive for the virus.