Palestinians wait their turn to pull up swab samples for the coronavirus in the West Bank city on Feb. 02, 2022. Coronavirus claimed the life of 12 people in Palestine in the last 24 hours as 10,374 new cases were recorded, today said the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Education decided today to shut down all schools and kindergartens in the West Bank for one week starting tomorrow and shift education to virtual in an effort to contain the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases among students and teachers and to use this week to inoculate the students against the coronavirus. Photo by Wajed Nobani