{"id":265042,"date":"2020-08-12T08:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=265042"},"modified":"2020-08-12T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:16:56","slug":"iraq-eyes-russian-vaccine-as-daily-covid-19-infections-hit-3396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/12\/iraq-eyes-russian-vaccine-as-daily-covid-19-infections-hit-3396\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq eyes Russian vaccine as daily Covid-19 infections hit 3,396"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abdul-Amir’s comments came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia had registered the world’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. (Pixabay file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BAGHDAD\u2013 An Iraqi health official said on Tuesday that Iraq wants to secure the Russian coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine after it is internationally approved, as the country’s health ministry reported 3,396 new cases during the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The Iraqi health authorities are continuing to follow up the international attempts to produce coronavirus vaccines, said Riyadh Abdul-Amir, head of the ministry’s public health department, in a press release.<\/p>\n

Abdul-Amir’s comments came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia had registered the world’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The new 3,396 cases brought the total nationwide infections in Iraq to 156,995, with 18,901 testing kits used during the day, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

So far, Iraq has used 1,183,950 testing kits, according to the ministry statement.<\/p>\n

It also reported 67 fatalities during the day, raising the death toll to 5,531, while 2,312 more patients recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 112,102.<\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Iraq has been taking measures to contain the pandemic.<\/p>\n

China has been helping Iraq fight the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

From March 7 to April 26, a Chinese team of seven medical experts spent 50 days in Iraq to help contain the disease, during which they helped build a PCR lab and install an advanced CT scanner in Iraq’s capital Baghdad.<\/p>\n

Since March 7, China has also sent three batches of medical aid to Iraq.\u00a0(Xinhua)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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