The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday, that the number of COVID omicron variant infection cases in the Palestinian territories has surged to 35reports, Anadolu Agency.
In a statement, ministry spokesman Kamal Al-Shakhra said one case of the virus was detected in the Gaza Strip.
He said the majority of those who tested positive for the virus had come from outside the Palestinian territories.
Palestinian health authorities reported the first three cases of the new variant on December 23.
The World Health Organisation has warned that the omicron variant was spreading significantly faster than the delta strain