Fifteen Americans have been quarantined in a hotel in Bethlehem.<br />According to Reuters, a Palestinian government spokesman said Saturday it is part of precautions against the coronavirus.<br />The city in the occupied West Bank has been in lock down since cases of the virus were recorded there on Thursday.<br />Security forces wearing masks and gloves were stationed around the hotel on Saturday.<br />Authorities have shut schools, put restrictions on travel in and out of the city, and turned away tourist busses.<br />They have also closed the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
