EL CAIRO – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Iran exceeded 375,000 on Monday, while many Middle Eastern countries are starting the new school year amid considerations of the spread of COVID-19.
Iran, the most affected country in the Middle East region, reported a night of 1,642 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s total to 375212.
Of the new cases, 573 patients were hospitalized, the spokeswoman for Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Sima Sadat Lari, said in her briefing.
The pandemic has claimed 21,571 lives in Iran, up from 109 in the last 24 hours, Lari said.
A total of 323,233 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals since February, while 3,729 remain critically ill in intensive care.
Turkey showed 1,587 new instances of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of diagnosed patients to 270,133, while another 44 people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 6,370.
Turkish academics began online education on Monday amid considerations about the spread of COVID-19 infection as cases in Turkey increase.The country plans to begin face-to-face education on 21 September after an assessment of the pandemic situation.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, has banned indoor engagement parties, circumcision ceremonies, henna nights and similar activities due to the growing number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country.
Irsael reported 2,576 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total infections to 116,596, while 20 new cases of death were confirmed, bringing the death toll to 939.
More than 2 million Israeli academics will return to school tuesday in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Education has evolved strict rules on how the school year be conducted.While young youngsters have been divided into small teams and pass to school between five and ten days a week, older scholars will conduct maximum of their studies at home.
The United Arab Emirates announced 541 new instances of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the overall number of showed instances in the country to 70,231.He also showed two deaths, bringing the death toll in the country to 384.
The Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday reported 3,757 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the overall national infections to 234,934. It also reported 83 deaths the day, raising the death toll to 7,042.
Kuwait on Monday reported 473 new COVID-19 and one more death, raising the tally of infections to 85,109 and the death toll to 531.
The number of COVID-19 infections in Lebanon increased on Monday from 438 cases to 17,308, while the number of deaths increased from seven to 167.
Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said the cupboard allocated US$10 million to be distributed among 10 public hospitals to combat opposition to COVID-19.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lebanon has increased markedly due to a lack of adequate precautionary measures on the part of citizens.
Hassan said Monday that the most productive way to restrict the spread of the virus is to take non-public protective measures.
Qatar’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday 203 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases shown in the Gulf state to 118,778, while no new deaths were reported, keeping the count in 197.
Oman’s Ministry of Health announced 178 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total number of cases shown to 85,722, while the death toll increased from 8 to 685.
Morocco recorded 1,191 new COVID-19s and 30 deaths, extending the infection count to 62,590 and the death toll to 1,141.