The Coronavirus COVID-19 situation in the Middle East
Report: 1 to 15 February 2021
Source: https://mediacenter.ps/
While coronavirus numbers seem to be stabilizing across the region with the exception of Lebanon, the World Health Organization warned that at least 13 ME countries have been infiltrated by three new COVID strains. As reported by the WHO, all three of the new variants are more contagious, requiring all people to exercise precautionary measures. Ahmed al-Mandhari, director of WHO’s eastern Mediterranean region, emphasized that as much people should be vaccinated before new strains spread. He also added that 37,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from the global COVAX initiative will arrive in the Palestinian territories, where Palestinians are being starved from the virus. Hopefully, this initiative will bypass the humanitarian siege that has been occupying the focus of local media outlets.
Egypt
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-173,813 corona confirmed cases
-134,960 recovered
-9,994 deaths
Jordan
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-347,250 corona confirmed cases
-327,099 recovered
-4,455 deaths
Iraq
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-643,852 corona confirmed cases
-607,059 recovered
-13,179 deaths
Lebanon
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-339,129 corona confirmed cases
-239,293 recovered
-3,993 deaths
Palestine
The Israeli government is not ensuing that COVID-19 vaccines are equally and fairly provided to Palestinians living under its occupation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, said Amnesty International.
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-168,444 corona confirmed cases
-157,205 recovered
-1,936 deaths
Syria
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-14,863 corona confirmed cases
-978 recovered
-8,679 deaths
Cyprus
Corona cases, deaths and recovered are distributed as follows:
-32,513 corona confirmed cases
-2,057recovered
-221 deaths
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