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Iraq registers jump in COVID-19 cases during Eid al-Fitr holiday

The Iraqi authorities said there were 163 confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, which was greater than the number in a single day that prompted lockdowns in Baghdad last week.
Iraqis walk at a luna park empty in the northern iraqi city of Mosul on May 25, 2020 on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which starts at the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, after months of closure due to the coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown. - Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Iraq recorded 163 coronavirus cases yesterday. The relatively high number indicates the virus continues to spread in the country after lockdowns were reimposed for the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday and after outbreaks in Baghdad.

A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Health made the announcement during a press conference on Monday. “On this day, the Ministry of Health registered 163 new, confirmed infections of the coronavirus,” Dr. Saif al-Badr said.

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