The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced Saturday that ten deaths were recorded due to the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of deaths to 195 cases.
Moreover, 306 new infection cases of the COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus , were recorded, raising the total number of the confirmed cases to 6179, according to the Health Ministry media office.
The Supreme Committee for Health and National Safety in Iraq, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al- Kadhimi, decided to impose a curfew for a week across the country starting from tomorrow, Sunday, to confront the coronavirus.
Iraq PM: Coronavirus Global Crisis
At the beginning of a meeting held this afternoon, Al-Kadhimi praised the distinguished efforts of the health cadres standing on the front line to confront the threat of the pandemic, as they stood as warriors against an enemy.
“The global crisis of the coronavirus pandemic is a third world war, everyone suffers from it,” he added.
The premier urged the media outlets to increase the Iraqis’ awareness about the precautionary measures against the deadly virus.
Meanwhile, the Babylon Crisis Cell in Iraq announced today, Saturday, that 11 students from Russia had been infected with the coronavirus.
The Iraqi National News Agency quoted the Governor of Babylon, Hassan Mandil as saying that 11 students who were coming from Russia to their residence in Babylon were found to be infected with the COVID-19 after they were examined at the airport.
In a related context, the Diwaniyah Health Department announced the death of a woman infected with the novel coronavirus, upping that the number of the recorded cases in Diwaniya to 24 cases, 11 of them recovered and two died.
On its part, the Dhi Qar police in Iraq announced the application of a comprehensive curfew in the province and the closure of the entrances to the Sheioukh Market to confront the pandemic.
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