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Covid-19 cases in Iran hit 23,049, death toll at 1,812

Date: 2020-03-23 12:10:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8366234

TEHRAN, March 23 (MENA) – The Iranian health ministry's spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Monday the number of people infected with coronavirus has reached 23,049, of whom 1,812 have died so far. Jahanpour said that 1,411 newly-confirmed cases ....

1,238 Israelis infected with coronavirus

Date: 2020-03-23 09:30:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8365882

RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Some 1,234 Israelis have been infected with the novel coronavirus as of Monday morning, with the spike in the number of diagnoses likely tied to a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus tests being conducted – some ....

Israeli occupation forces detain five Palestinians from WB, Jerusalem

Date: 2020-03-23 08:27:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8365812

RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested three Palestinians from Qalqiliya province in northwestern the West Bank, WAFA News Agency reported. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces detained two children Sunday night ....

Turkey's coronavirus deaths reach 30

Date: 2020-03-22 21:00:40 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8365516

ANKARA, March 22 (MENA) - The Turkish Health Ministry announced on Sunday that the coronavirus death toll climbed to 30. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the number of the positive cases reached 1,256 after recording 289 new cases ....

Prayers at Aqsa mosque suspended over coronavirus outbreak

Date: 2020-03-22 21:00:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8365387

RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Islamic Waqf Department announced on Sunday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque would be suspended as of Monday within efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The decision came in accordance with ....

Israeli occupation forces impose lockdown on Barta'a town

Date: 2020-03-22 13:53:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8364835

RAMALLHA, March 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have placed 8,000 citizens in Barta'a town under a lockdown behind a barrier under the pretext of halting the spread of the novel coronavirus. The occupation forces closed Barta'a military ....

Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 1,685

Date: 2020-03-22 13:00:46 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8364698

TEHRAN, March 22 (MENA) - Iran's COVID-19 death toll has reached 1,685 with 129 deaths in the past 24 hours, Straits Times quoted the health ministry's spokesman as saying on Sunday. The total number of infected people in Iran reached ....

945 Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus, 20 in serious condition

Date: 2020-03-22 08:06:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8364377

RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - Israel's Health Ministry announced on Sunday that 945 Israelis have tested positive for the coronavirus, 20 of them in serious condition, the Jerusalem Post reported. The Israeli Health Ministry has issued guidelines ....

Syria free of coronavirus, says health minister

Date: 2020-03-22 06:09:56 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8364288

DAMASCUS, March 22 (MENA) - Syrian Health Minister Nizar Yaziji confirmed that there no coronavirus infections in the war-ravaged country and that all tests performed by health laboratories proved to be negative. But he stressed that the country ....

Turkey's coronavirus deaths climb to 21

Date: 2020-03-21 21:08:18 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8364203

ANKARA, March 21 (MENA) - Turkey announced on Saturday that coronavirus deaths reached 21. The number of confirmed cases rose to 947. (MENA) H M E/M S H ....