<p>The Palestinian government is ending its two-month coronavirus lockdown in the occupied West Bank, prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh announced Monday after a steady decline in new cases.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>Shops and businesses will operate as normal from Tuesday, while government employees will return to work after the Eid holiday on Wednesday, Shtayyeh told a press conference.</p>.<p>Mosques, churches and public parks will also reopen, though with social distancing measures. Public transport will resume.</p>.<p>Cafes and restaurants would be reopened but subject to restrictions to be announced in the coming days, he added.</p>.<p>"The easing in the measures and gradual return to normal life is being taken with caution," Shtayyeh said, warning that an increase in cases could lead to restrictions being reinstated.</p>.<p>The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority declared a state of emergency in March to try to quell the spread of COVID-19.</p>.<p>There have been more than 400 cases in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, with three deaths.</p>.<p>In Gaza, which is controlled by a rival Hamas-led government, the easing of measures began several weeks ago.</p>.<p>The lockdown in the West Bank had been due to remain in place until June 5 but was ended early with few new cases in recent weeks.</p>
<p>The Palestinian government is ending its two-month coronavirus lockdown in the occupied West Bank, prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh announced Monday after a steady decline in new cases.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>Shops and businesses will operate as normal from Tuesday, while government employees will return to work after the Eid holiday on Wednesday, Shtayyeh told a press conference.</p>.<p>Mosques, churches and public parks will also reopen, though with social distancing measures. Public transport will resume.</p>.<p>Cafes and restaurants would be reopened but subject to restrictions to be announced in the coming days, he added.</p>.<p>"The easing in the measures and gradual return to normal life is being taken with caution," Shtayyeh said, warning that an increase in cases could lead to restrictions being reinstated.</p>.<p>The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority declared a state of emergency in March to try to quell the spread of COVID-19.</p>.<p>There have been more than 400 cases in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, with three deaths.</p>.<p>In Gaza, which is controlled by a rival Hamas-led government, the easing of measures began several weeks ago.</p>.<p>The lockdown in the West Bank had been due to remain in place until June 5 but was ended early with few new cases in recent weeks.</p>