Iraq lifts full COVID-19 lockdown after 2 days, imposing partial curfew
2 Hours A member of the Iraqi security forces enforce COVID-19 lockdown in Baghdad, May 31, 2020. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq’s authorities on Thursday afternoon lifted the planned 10-day long lockdown put into effect in a bid to curb the rising coronavirus infections in the country, replacing it with a partial nightly curfew. Iraqi health authorities had previously announced that the country would go into a full lockdown in the federal provinces from May 12 to May 22, including the closure of most businesses. The lockdown, which included days covering the Muslim Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Feast) holiday, angered the public as the measures would limit movement both for leisure and business.