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Iraq becomes the third country (following Bahrain (n=1) and Kuwait (n=3)) in the past few hours to announce the detection of COVID-19 in a traveler from Iran, raising concerns over the extent of Iran's epidemic and its risk spreading to neighboring countries.
This announcement from the Iraqi MOH.
The ministry shows that the results of laboratory tests conducted today for one of the students of religious sciences (Iranian nationality) who had entered the country before the decision of the ministerial crisis cell to stop travel showed that he was infected with the new coronavirus, and the case was revealed when the health teams investigated Visitors and students in their residences were referred to the designated hospital in Najaf province and sent swabs taken from him for laboratory testing and placed in isolation halls and the results of the analysis showed that he is carrying the virus.
All measures have been taken in compliance with the International Health Regulations to deal with the situation and contacts, hoping to cooperate with the procedures and disseminate health education and awareness messages as much as possible.
Ministry of Health and Environment
February 24, 2020
Posted by: Website Management | Date: 24-02-2020 | Time: 01:49:41 pm | Read: 51 |
