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  • Kuwait reports 80 new coronavirus cases, tally at 1,234

    Date: 2020-04-12 10:02:14 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8392140

    KUWAIT CITY, April 12 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health said Sunday 80 people have been infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1,234, according to KUNA news agency. During its ....

  • Sulaymaniyah bracing for lifting curfew

    Date: 2020-04-12 09:03:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8392086

    BAGHDAD, April 12 (MENA) - The first stage of lifting the curfew in Sulaymaniy governorate began on Sunday. Some shops and restaurants were allowed to open in the governorate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (MENA) S R E ....

  • Iraq reports 15 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-04-12 08:07:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8392009

    BAGHDAD, April 12 (MENA) - Fifteen new coronavirus infections and one death were reported in Basra governorate, Basra Health Department said on Sunday. The number brings to 189 the total infection toll while deaths stand at 16. Some 83 cases ....

  • 2nd COVID-19 case reported among Baghdad medical staff

    Date: 2020-04-12 07:27:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8391938

    BAGHDAD, April 12 (MENA) - A second coronavirus case has been reported among the medical staff of the Baghdad Medical City, an Iraqi medical source said on Sunday. The two infected cases were admitted to hospital, the source added. (MENA) A A ....

  • Kuwait: 9 recovered from coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-12 07:01:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8391937

    KUWAIT CITY, April 12 (MENA) - Minister of Health Dr. Basel Al Sabah announced the recovery of nine cases from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the country's total recoveries to 142. The minister said lab tests had shown the recovery of ....

  • Saudi Arabia extends curfew to curb COVID-19 spread

    Date: 2020-04-12 06:24:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8391905

    RIYADH, April 12 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia has ordered the extension of the ongoing curfew until further notice as part of efforts aiming at mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the Saudi Press ....

  • Health Ministry launches auto reply service to answers questions about COVID-19

    Date: 2020-04-11 11:11:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8391049

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health launched Saturday an auto-responder service to answer citizens' questions regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) via Whatsapp mobile application. The service will be provided for free around the ....

  • Fourth coronavirus-linked death registered in Iraq's Kurdistan

    Date: 2020-04-11 09:09:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8390970

    BAGHDAD, April 11 (MENA) - The fourth coronavirus death has been reported in Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional Government's Minister of Health Saman Barzanji said on Saturday. Barzanji noted that the total number of infections in the Iraqi ....

  • Oman: Coronavirus cases rise to 546 after 62 new cases reported

    Date: 2020-04-11 08:31:20 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8390911

    MUSCAT, April 11 (MENA) - Oman reported 62 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of cases in the country to 546, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The ministry said a 41-year-old resident had died of the virus, ....

  • Iraqi colonel injured in bomb attack in Kirkuk

    Date: 2020-04-11 08:21:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8390910

    BAGHDAD, April 11 (MENA) - An Iraqi Colonel was injured in a bomb attack in central Kirkuk, an Iraqi security source said on Saturday. After being injured in a booby trapped car attack, the colonel was taken to hospital in Kirkuk, The National ....

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