BAGHDAD, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported a new daily record high of 1,135 COVID-19 cases in 2021, bringing the total nationwide cases to 621,755. The new cases included 502 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 103 in Karbala, 94 in Najaf, and 64 in Kirkuk, while the other cases were detected in other provinces, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry also reported 11 new deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 13,068, and 1,210 new recovered cases, bringing the total recoveries to 594,594. Hassan Nadhim, spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said at a press conference after the weekly cabinet meeting that the government decided to impose strict compliance with protective measures on all workers in the ministries and other institutions, as well as banning gatherings.
Iraq to receive 3 mln coronavirus vaccines in late February shanghaisun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from shanghaisun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021-02-01 15:35:56 GMT2021-02-01 23:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) Iraqi Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi said on Monday that Iraq would receive three million doses of the coronavirus vaccine late this month, while the Ministry of Health reported 984 new COVID-19 cases.
The efforts made by the Ministry of Health with the World Health Organization and companies producing vaccines, especially the companies approved by the Iraqi National Board for Selection of Drugs (NBSD), resulted in setting the end of this month as the date for delivery of vaccines to the Iraqi Ministry of Health, al-Tamimi said in a televised news conference.
CAIRO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) The number of Turks that have received the first dose of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine exceeded 2,137,000 on Monday. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority decided to extend the state of emergency for 30 days to curb the spread of the virus. Turkey started mass vaccination of health workers for COVID-19 on Jan. 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine. As more and more people being inoculated, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the schools will gradually start face-to-face education as of March 1 in line with the number of COVID-19 cases. Turkey on Monday reported 7,719 new COVID-19 cases, including 636 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,485,182, the country s health ministry announced.
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