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Iraq Reports Record Number of COVID-19 Infections

A post by the Health Ministry stresses the importance of complying with health precautions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
A post by the Health Ministry stresses the importance of complying with health precautions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Iraq Reports Record Number of COVID-19 Infections

A post by the Health Ministry stresses the importance of complying with health precautions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
A post by the Health Ministry stresses the importance of complying with health precautions to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Thursday 9,189 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The ministry also confirmed 31 new deaths, while the total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 5,139.

The statement also said 37,979 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 across the country during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses administered to 1,001,180.

Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr attributed the hike in cases to non-compliance to health precautions.

The media is urged to intensify the awareness campaigns in order to warn people against the dangers of the pandemic. Raising awareness is a national duty, he stressed, according to the Iraqi News Agency.

He called on people to sign up to take the vaccine, assuring that all shots provided by the ministry are safe.

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UN Seeks Help for Tens of Thousands of Sudan Refugees Fleeing to Libya, Uganda

People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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UN Seeks Help for Tens of Thousands of Sudan Refugees Fleeing to Libya, Uganda

People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to two new countries, Libya and Uganda, after tens of thousands of refugees arrived there in recent months.

UNHCR's Ewan Watson told reporters in Geneva that at least 20,000 refugees had arrived in Libya since last year, with arrivals accelerating in recent months, while at least 39,000 Sudanese refugees had arrived in Uganda.

"It just speaks to the desperate situation and desperate decisions that people are making, that they end up in a place like Libya which is of course extremely, extremely difficult for refugees right now," he said.

Sudan's conflict has created the world’s largest displacement crisis with over 11 million people forced to flee their homes. International experts warned Thursday that that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, and that 8.5 million people are facing extreme food shortages.