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KRG Minister of Health Saman Barzanji meets with the WHO’s acting Iraq representative Dr. Adham Ismael. Photo: Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) acting representative to Iraq commended the Kurdistan Region in its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic at a meeting with a top Kurdish official on Tuesday.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Health Saman Barzanji met with the WHO’s Dr. Adham Ismael to discuss COVID-19 developments in the Region, as well as possible collaborations to fight the disease.
“The cases are gradually slowing down and we have less and less cases recorded every day, Kurdistan Region has shown a great performance in facing the virus,” said the WHO representative at a press conference following the meeting. “The only way that the new cases will also slowdown is if people follow the instructions given to them by us (WHO) and the ministry.”
“I gladly see more people wearing masks in the Kurdistan Region, and cases are dropping,” he added. “However, the only way we can maintain this is by practicing social distancing.”
The KRG, in cooperation with the WHO, launched a five-day coronavirus awareness and prevention campaign two weeks ago, under the slogan "your health is your responsibility."
Minister Barzanji expressed his gratitude for the WHO’s help in the Region both during and prior to the pandemic.
“We thank the WHO for immediately providing us with test kits and the required equipment with the spread of the pandemic,” he said.
The KRG ministry of health recorded 500 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as well as 211 recoveries and 21 deaths. This brings the total number of cases to 94,421, including 58,316 recoveries and 3,036 deaths in the Region.
School classes are being conducted online in the Kurdistan Region, with in-person classes suspended until December 1st, according to a decision by the KRG interior ministry's High Committee for Combating Coronavirus.
“The cases are gradually slowing down and we have less and less cases recorded every day, Kurdistan Region has shown a great performance in facing the virus,” said the WHO representative at a press conference following the meeting. “The only way that the new cases will also slowdown is if people follow the instructions given to them by us (WHO) and the ministry.”
“I gladly see more people wearing masks in the Kurdistan Region, and cases are dropping,” he added. “However, the only way we can maintain this is by practicing social distancing.”
The KRG, in cooperation with the WHO, launched a five-day coronavirus awareness and prevention campaign two weeks ago, under the slogan "your health is your responsibility."
Minister Barzanji expressed his gratitude for the WHO’s help in the Region both during and prior to the pandemic.
“We thank the WHO for immediately providing us with test kits and the required equipment with the spread of the pandemic,” he said.
The KRG ministry of health recorded 500 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as well as 211 recoveries and 21 deaths. This brings the total number of cases to 94,421, including 58,316 recoveries and 3,036 deaths in the Region.
School classes are being conducted online in the Kurdistan Region, with in-person classes suspended until December 1st, according to a decision by the KRG interior ministry's High Committee for Combating Coronavirus.
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