Iraq extends curfew for two weeks due to increase in coronavirus cases

Iraqi health authorities have extended the partial and full curfew for two weeks due to the continued increase in coronavirus cases. A statement issued on Monday by the General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers said that the authorities decided to extend the full curfew for Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and a partial curfew from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. for the rest of the week, starting from Tuesday until March 22, reports Xinhua news agency. The decision was based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, as the epidemiological situation indicates a continued increase in Covid-19 infections, according to the statement. (IANS)

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