In the latest sign of the worsening situation in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry has declared outbreak of polio epidemic in the war-ton strip.

The Gaza Health Ministry has called as ‘extremely catastrophic’ conditions in the northern part of the besieged strip as hospitals run out of fuel due to incessant Israeli strikes and siege.

The Palestinian health minister has urged for an international probe into reports on Israeli forces burying Palestinians alive in Kamal Adwan Hospital.

The spokesman of Gaza Health Ministry has warned of the “catastrophic” condition in hospitals in northern Gaza calling for more medical aid and fuel into the besieged territory despite an extended truce deal.

Siamak Samiei, Director General of Laboratories of the Ministry of Health of Iran, said: "Iranian kits have the ability to detect Omicron variants."

According to definitive laboratory findings from yesterday to January 18, 2022, 6,227,849 people in the country have contracted COVID-19, and 6,068,983 of the infected people recovered.