"The Ministry of Health announces that it discovered a case of a young man in Baghdad infected with coronavirus who had returned to Iraq from Iran," read a health ministry statement.
"He is now in good health, admitted to a hospital in Baghdad, and all required procedures in accordance with international health regulations to follow up on his condition have been taken," the statement added.
This is the sixth confirmed case of Covid-19 in Iraq.
Iraqis returning from Iran must undergo a 14-day monitoring period after crossing the border, before returning to their homes. They will also be checked in their homes by medical teams, according to an order issued by Iraq’s health and environment ministry.
Iraqis are not permitted to visit Iran unless they are part of a diplomatic delegation, and the federal government has suspended all Iraqi Airlines flights serving Najaf and Baghdad routes to Iran until further notice.
Schools in the governorates of Baghdad and Basra will extend their mid-academic year closure in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Iraq’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday.
Iraq's health ministry confirmed its first case in the holy city of Najaf on Monday. Four more cases of the disease, all members of the same family in Kirkuk, were confirmed on Tuesday.
