Anthony Fauci, the chief infectious disease expert in America, warned of the emergency distribution of a new anti-virus vaccine before it was proven safe and effective, and described it as a bad idea, on the other hand, the Gaza authorities announced a comprehensive closure of the Strip for 48 hours after recording the first local outbreak of the virus. In Jordan, the health authorities put an Iraqi government delegation under quarantine after an examination of the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Arkan Shihab Al-Shaibani, tested positive for the disease.

Fauci, who is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with Reuters that the only thing he did not want to see was a vaccine getting an emergency use license before there was any indication of its efficacy.

The US official declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday, Sunday, to allow emergency use of plasma recovered from "Covid-19" disease to treat current patients before assessing its benefits in randomized clinical trials, but Fauci warned of the risks of prematurely introducing a vaccine, including on "It would make it difficult, if not impossible, for those responsible for developing other vaccines to register people for their trials," he said.

On the other hand, scientists and health experts have expressed their concern that President Trump will pressure the Food and Drug Administration to launch a vaccine before next November to enhance the chances of his re-election.

Trump said - on Twitter last Saturday - that the "deep state" elements in the Food and Drug Administration are delaying progress in medicines and vaccines until after the presidential elections in order to harm his attempt at re-election.

Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn responded yesterday to Trump's accusations, denying the existence of any elements of a deep state within his administration, and stressed in statements to Reuters that the Food and Drug Administration "focuses only on what is in the interest of the American people." He added that the license of his administration to use the plasma of people recovering from the Corona disease to treat the new patients had not been made under political pressure, and he said that he would not participate in any decision within his administration above anything other than science and data related to the development of the Corona virus.

The number of people infected with the virus in the United States, the largest global epicenter of the disease, is approaching the 6 million mark, while the number of deaths has risen to more than 181,000, while the number of people recovering has reached 2.5 million.

At the global level, as of this morning, the number of injuries has exceeded 23 million and 800 thousand, according to the World Meter website, and deaths have exceeded 817 thousand, while 16 million and 363 thousand have recovered.

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The Gaza Strip
and to Palestine, specifically in Gaza, the Gaza authorities imposed a complete isolation for 48 hours after recording 4 HIV infections who were not quarantined inside the Strip, for the first time, and a spokesman for the Ministry of Health stated yesterday in a press conference that the four cases are one family residing in the Maghazi camp The middle of the sector.

The head of the government media office in the sector, Salama Maarouf, said that a complete curfew will be imposed in all governorates, work will be suspended in all facilities, for a period of 48 hours, including official and private workplaces and educational institutions, and mosques, markets, wedding halls and clubs will be closed, and gatherings will be banned.

He called on the citizens of Gaza to exercise full responsibility and not leave their homes, to take the utmost caution, to follow safety measures, and to adhere to what is issued by the competent government agencies only.

After the registration of the four infections yesterday, the number of people infected with the virus in the Gaza Strip rose to 113, including one death, while in the occupied West Bank 18,483 cases were recorded, including 128 deaths.

The Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Al-Adayleh, said, Monday (August 24, 2020), that the results of the examination of the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Arkan Al-Shaibani, with the new Corona virus, which were conducted for him in Jordan, are "positive", which require the implementation of the medical procedures in force to protect the health of the Jordanian guest while he is in An official business visit. pic.twitter.com/sUbWVTuwKk

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The tripartite summit
In Jordan, the health authorities placed an Iraqi government delegation under quarantine after an examination conducted by the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Arkan Shihab Al-Shaibani - upon his arrival in the capital Amman to participate in an Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian tripartite summit - showed that he had been infected with the Coronavirus.

The official Jordanian News Agency "Petra" quoted Information Minister Amjad Al-Adayleh as saying that the entire delegation accompanying the Iraqi minister was placed under quarantine.

Al-Shaibani is the first Iraqi minister to be infected with the pandemic, and Hassan Al-Kaabi, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, announced yesterday, Monday, that he was infected with the virus, and the French Press Agency stated that the number of infections among parliament members and employees working in it exceeded sixty.

Because of the Corona pandemic, the tripartite summit - which will bring together today King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi - will be held under precautionary measures, as the duration of the summit and the number of members of the participating delegations have been reduced.