COVID-19 Updates: Iraq reports 51 new cases, as KRG, again, says no new infections - Kurdistan 24
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COVID-19 Updates: Iraq reports 51 new cases, as KRG, again, says no new infections - Kurdistan 24
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Mosques to reopen as Kurdistan Region reports no new COVID-19 cases - Kurdistan 24
– The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs announced on Thursday that mosques in the region are to reopen on Monday, as the health authorities reported no new COVID-19 cases for the second day in row.
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KRG repatriates 201 students, citizens from Turkey amid COVID-19 KRG repatriates 201 students, citizens from Turkey amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) announced on Wednesday the repatriation of 201stranded students from the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara to the Kurdistan Region.
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KRG repatriates another 228 citizens from Ukraine, Jordan amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24
Late on Thursday night, the Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced the repatriation of another 228 students and other citizens that have been stranded in Ukraine and Jordan due to travel restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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US contributes $6.5 million to Iraq camps... | Rudaw.net
The United States has donated $6.5 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) response to COVID-19 for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq.
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Coronavirus: Iraqi Kurdistan confirms first refugee camp case - The National
The man has not been back to Darashakran camp for almost two weeks, but a full lockdown has been implemented as a precaution
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▻https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/coronavirus-iraqi-kurdistan-confirms-first-refugee-camp-case-1.1011750
Kurdistan Region reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, raising total to 347 - Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Region’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported it had confirmed three more cases of the new coronavirus disease, raising the total number of infections across the region to 347.
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Rojava refugees receive aid boost amid coronavirus pandemic - Rudaw
Refugees in Bardarash refugee camp have received cash aid from UNHCR in a bid to boost protection amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iranian Kurdish refugees in Sulaimani hit hard by COVID-19 lockdown- Rudaw
A large number of Iranian Kurdish families in Sulaimani have been left jobless amid the coronavirus lockdown, exacerbating their economic woes. Approximately 250 families in Sulaimani are political refugees who fled Iran fearing political persecution, seeking shelter in the Kurdistan Region
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First case of COVID19 has been confirmed in a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan Region , in the Dar-Shakran camp
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▻https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/IRQ_Darshakran_Overview_15MAR2014.pdf
Kurdistan brings home another 133 students stranded in Armenia since COVID-19 outbreaks began - Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Region’s Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) on Friday announced the repatriation of 133 students that had been stuck in Armenia for months due to the suspension of flights and other travel restrictions imposed outbreaks of the coronavirus began to appear across the world in recent months.
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Indians living in Erbil offer free lunch, food baskets to laborers out of work amid COVID-19 lockdown - Kurdistan 24
A number of Indian nationals living in the Kurdistan Region’s capital of Erbil have been offering free meals and food baskets to residents now out of work or otherwise facing financial hardship as a result of curfews and other measures enacted by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of these measures, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) imposed a regionwide lockdown in early March, causing a near shutdown of the economy that has affected daily wage earners particularly harshly.
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Iraq : Kurdistan repatriates 91 students, others who had been stuck in Armenia amid COVID-19 travel restrictions - Kurdistan 24
On Wednesday, the Kurdistan Region’s Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) announced that 91 Kurdish students and other citizens stranded in Armenia because of the coronavirus pandemic had been evacuated and then safely arrived home in the autonomous region of Iraq.He also pointed out that this was just the first batch that will be brought back from Armenia and that the rest of the 200 total students studying there will be repatriated over the next few days.A statement from the DFR explained that all of the arrivals will be held in quarantine for 14 days as part of health regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Kurdistan reports only 25 active coronavirus cases, 5 days with no new infections - Kurdistan 24
According to official numbers, the Kurdistan Region only has 25 active coronavirus cases remaining, all of whom are hospitalized, as a fifth day passed with the authorities reporting no new cases of the highly-contagious disease across the region.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Health Ministry said in a statement that, over the preceding 24 hours, health authorities had conducted 1,123 tests, with 445 being carried out in Erbil province (including 3 in Soran), 217 in Sulaimani, 45 in Duhok, and seven in Halabja
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Iraqi Kurdistan rejects NGO accusations of blocking aid to Syrian Kurds - Al Monitor
The government of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is responding with anger to relief organizations’ claims that it is blocking aid to the northeast Syria as COVID-19 rages, with officials saying it has “bent over backward” to help.
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▻https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/04/iraq-kurdistan-region-msf-aid-covid19-coronavirus-syria.html#ixzz6KOC5VO
Iraq Resists Iranian Pressure to Reopen Border Closed to Slow Covid-19 - The New York Times
With the coronavirus raging in Iran, a push to distance their country from their neighbor has gained broader appeal in Iraq.
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▻https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/middleeast/iraq-iran-border-virus.html
KRG offers online service to facilitate regional travel amid lockdown- Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Region Interior Ministry on Saturday launched an online webpage through which citizens will be able to apply for a permit to allow travel between different districts and provinces in the autonomous region amid a coronavirus lockdown. Individuals hoping to travel can obtain a document by filling out a form on the page with the necessary information the ministry requests, including the starting and final locations and the stated purpose of travel.
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Bus drivers protest in Sulaimani, demand bus system to operate again - NRT
Bus drivers in Sulaimani protested on Sunday (April 19) in front of the municipality building demanding that the bus system begin operating again.The protesters said that the curfew had financially damaged them and that, if the authorities do not comply with their demands, then they will organize a bigger protest. According to the protesters, taxis are allowed to operate in the city, but buses are not, which is unfair to them.
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Kurdistan Region extends non-essential government shutdown until May 2- Kurdistan 24
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani chaired a video-conferenced cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss the current public health situation, assess its economic ramifications, and continue to develop the autonomous region’s approach to combating the coronavirus.
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KRG reports no new COVID-19 cases, affirms disease still a threat- Kurdistan 24
Kurdistan Region Health Minister Saman Barzinjy on Monday announced that authorities had not recorded any new cases of the coronavirus disease over the past 24 hours but affirmed that the infection remains a threat to public health.
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Sulaimani governorate to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions at neighborhood level- Kurdistan 24
Sulaimani Governor Haval Abubakir has announced that the province will ease lockdown restrictions and allow certain businesses to reopen to mitigate the risks on food and economic securities.
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Kurdistan’s Erbil suggests extending curfew with relaxed restrictions, as new COVID-19 cases decrease- Kurdistan 24
Health authorities in the Kurdistan Region’s Erbil said they had suggested to the government to extend a curfew until the end of April, with relaxed restrictions on movement, as the number of new coronavirus infections decreases across the autonomous region.
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Kurdistan orders release of hundreds of detainees amid coronavirus fears-Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has ordered that hundreds of pretrial detainees be released until their court dates to prevent the spread of coronavirus in facilities where they are held and because the current health crisis has brought most judiciary functions to a halt.
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Kurdistan health teams use targeted coronavirus testing as funeral outbreak spreads- Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Health tested large numbers of people from 11 residential areas in Erbil in an attempt to stop a breakout of the coronavirus that appears to have been caused by mourners breaking the curfew now in place acr
oss the region to gather at two funerals in roughly the same area.
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