On Monday, Iraq reported 1,796 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 62,275.
In its daily briefing, the ministry also reported 94 more deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 2,567 in the country.
It added said that 1,724 people recovered during the day, bringing the total recoveries from the disease to 34,741.
The new cases were recorded after 11,519 testing kits were used across the country during the past 24 hours, and a total of 612,607 tests have been carried out since the outbreak of the disease, according to the ministry's statement
Iraq and coronavirus
On his part, Ghaiyb al-Umairi, member of the parliamentary crisis committee, said that "Iraq hasn't reached the stage of coexistence with coronavirus," as the government is still implementing the partial curfew.
"The full and the partial curfew are not enough unless preventing social gatherings and abiding by health instructions," said al-Umairi, whose committee is tasked with monitoring the government's performance in confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
"The increase in the number of infections is due to the neglect of some citizens to implement health instructions, as well as the lack of strict measures and severe penalties for violators," he added.
Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement, and travel with the aim of curbing the spread of the virus.
Trillions of dollars have been pledged in economic stimulus packages around the world to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.
Globally, it is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease coronavirus, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
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