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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The Kurdistan Region’s health ministry announced late Tuesday the recoveries of 68 people from COVID-19 in the Region over the last 24 hours.
An additional 182 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the same time period, according to a ministry statement, which also announced five more virus-related deaths.
The majority of the new cases, 107, and all the new deaths were recorded in Sulaimani province. Whereas, 30 of the remaining cases were found in Erbil province, and 45 in the independent administrations of Garmiyan and Raparin 45, according to a statement from the ministry.
The new data brings the total number of cases in the Kurdistan Region to 2,655. Of this, 1,104 have recovered and 59 have died. There are currently 1,492 active cases, according to the health ministry.
Sulaimani province, the Kurdistan Region’s COVID-19 epicentre, is facing a daunting challenge, as many of the province’s health workers go on strike to protest not receiving their salaries.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delayed the salaries of its civil servants, including health workers, after Baghdad stopped sending the Region’s budget share on time, oil prices dropped dramatically and the KRG’s local income was harmed by the coronavirus-related lockdown.
Mohammed Khoshnaw, spokesperson for the health ministry, told Rudaw on Tuesday that at least 126 health workers have contracted the virus between March 1 to June 15.
A ban on travel between Kurdistan Region provinces has been extended until July 1, the interior ministry announced Monday night, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to make a stubborn resurgence.
The interior ministry also announced fines for people and institutions that do not follow health measures, especially the wearing of face masks in public. The fines range from 5,000 to 150,000 Iraqi dinar ($4.1-125).
An additional 182 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the same time period, according to a ministry statement, which also announced five more virus-related deaths.
The majority of the new cases, 107, and all the new deaths were recorded in Sulaimani province. Whereas, 30 of the remaining cases were found in Erbil province, and 45 in the independent administrations of Garmiyan and Raparin 45, according to a statement from the ministry.
The new data brings the total number of cases in the Kurdistan Region to 2,655. Of this, 1,104 have recovered and 59 have died. There are currently 1,492 active cases, according to the health ministry.
Sulaimani province, the Kurdistan Region’s COVID-19 epicentre, is facing a daunting challenge, as many of the province’s health workers go on strike to protest not receiving their salaries.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delayed the salaries of its civil servants, including health workers, after Baghdad stopped sending the Region’s budget share on time, oil prices dropped dramatically and the KRG’s local income was harmed by the coronavirus-related lockdown.
Mohammed Khoshnaw, spokesperson for the health ministry, told Rudaw on Tuesday that at least 126 health workers have contracted the virus between March 1 to June 15.
A ban on travel between Kurdistan Region provinces has been extended until July 1, the interior ministry announced Monday night, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to make a stubborn resurgence.
The interior ministry also announced fines for people and institutions that do not follow health measures, especially the wearing of face masks in public. The fines range from 5,000 to 150,000 Iraqi dinar ($4.1-125).
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