{"id":16145,"date":"2021-08-23T23:25:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=16145"},"modified":"2021-11-09T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T10:24:56","slug":"gazas-hamas-authorities-stage-jab-lottery-to-boost-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/gazas-hamas-authorities-stage-jab-lottery-to-boost-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza&#8217;s Hamas authorities stage jab lottery to boost vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gaza City, Palestinian Territories,  (AFP\/APP):Authorities in the Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip launched a lottery on Monday aimed at encouraging Palestinians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, with winnings of up to $3,000.<br \/>\n                  The enclave of some two million people has seen an upsurge in infections of the more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 in recent days.<br \/>\n                  So far, around 135,000 Gazans have had two vaccine jabs. The territory has received some 336,000 doses but many people remain reluctant to get inoculated.<br \/>\n                  As an incentive, the health ministry said those aged 55 and above who enter the lottery from Wednesday are in with a chance of winning 10,000 shekels (over $3,000).<br \/>\n                  A daily draw will also see 10 newly vaccinated people win the equivalent of $200.<br \/>\n                  The poverty rate in the coastal territory exceeds the 50 percent mark.<br \/>\n                  Ashraf al-Qudra, the ministry spokesman, said the names of the lottery&#8217;s main three 10,000-shekel winners would be announced in a month&#8217;s time.<br \/>\n                  He told reporters the initiative should encourage Gazans &#8220;to save their lives&#8221;.<br \/>\n                  The Hamas authorities also announced mandatory vaccination for all civil servants, a measure already taken in the occupied West Bank, which too has seen a surge in infections and where the Palestinian Authority holds sway.<br \/>\n                  Of more than 204,700 coronavirus infections officially recorded in the West Bank, where 2.8 million Palestinians live, around 2,500 people have died.<br \/>\n                  The Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007, has seen more than 122,520 infections and 1,125 deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, (AFP\/APP):Authorities in the Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip launched a lottery on Monday aimed at encouraging Palestinians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, with winnings of up to $3,000. 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