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A Moroccan army patrol in Tangier at the start of the second wave of the Coronavirus
The number of new infections with the novel Coronavirus has risen again in some Arab countries after a relative decline in recent months, amid fears of an outbreak of a second wave of the virus that could be more dangerous than the first .
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The Kingdom of Morocco has seen an upsurge in the number of HIV infections in recent weeks, setting a record yesterday, Sunday, of 2,234 cases of the virus, 42% of which in Casablanca.
The Kingdom of Morocco has taken a set of preventive measures against the emergence of the corona virus for a period of two weeks.
In an attempt to contain the spread of the virus, the government has decided to close the ports of the capital and to subject trips to and from it to an exceptional license granted by the authorities.
The Moroccan government has also decided to close all educational institutions and adopt distance education as an alternative system.
The measures also included closing markets, shops, restaurants and markets at night and banning traffic at night from ten in the evening to five in the morning.
Tunisia
Tunisia has recorded 265 new cases of the virus, bringing the total on Monday to 5,041 people.
The Tunisian Ministry of Health indicates that since the opening of the country’s borders on June 27, it has recorded 3,840 cases of the virus, including 580 imported.
The kindergarten sector in Tunisia has witnessed the reluctance of many parents to enroll their children for fear of infection with the Coronavirus, which has increased its spread in the country since August 18.
Egypt
In Egypt, on Sunday, the health ministry recorded 19 new deaths from infection with the Coronavirus, in addition to 151 infections.
According to official statistics, the Corona virus has killed around 5,530 people in Egypt, as it infected 99,863 on Sunday.
On Tuesday, a two-day second round of senatorial elections begins. The Egyptian National Election Authority decided at the end of last August to send some 54 million voters back to the prosecution for failing to vote in the first round of the senatorial elections.
Jordan
In Jordan, authorities recently decided to force private sector workers to use the “AMAN” app, after asking their public sector counterparts to use the app on August 11.
Authorities say the app helps limit the spread of the virus by tracking the movements of its users.
Yesterday Sunday, the Hashemite Kingdom recorded 58 new cases of Corona, bringing the total number of injured to 2,411.
Legislative elections in the Kingdom are scheduled to be held on November 10
West Bank and Gaza Strip
In the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the health ministry today recorded three deaths and 789 new cases of coronavirus today.
This brings the total number of deaths in the West Bank and Gaza to 205 cases, while the total number of injured has reached 34,801.
The World Health Organization has said that the increasing Corona infection curve in Gaza requires a change in policies used to combat the virus.
The Gaza Strip has been in a state of emergency and curfew for fourteen days, as part of measures taken by local authorities to try to block the virus.
Similarly, the Supreme Islamic Authority in Jerusalem has warned against Israel taking advantage of the Corona crisis and closing the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The head of authority and the preacher of the mosque, Ikrimah Sabri, called on the faithful to adhere to preventive measures to prevent the spread of the virus during prayers in the mosque.
And Israeli media had reported postponing a session scheduled for Sunday to discuss the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a preventive measure to limit the spread of the virus.
Today, Monday, Israel registered 2,157 new cases of the coronavirus, according to the health ministry.
And the Israeli government has decided to impose a partial closure in 40 of the areas with high rates of infection with the virus, instead of a complete closure.
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About 24 million people in Yemen depend on aid to survive
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In Yemen, the Supreme National Coronavirus Control Committee announced today, Monday, the registration of four new cases of coronavirus.
Yemeni news agency “Saba” quoted officials from the National Committee as saying that the total number of people infected with the virus has reached 1,987 recorded infections, while the death toll has reached 572 cases.
Reports say the current state of war in Yemen significantly affects the detection and recording of injuries, amid fears the country may not be able to cope with the spread of the virus in light of political conflicts in course on its floor.
Global injuries exceed 27 million
The number of people infected with the coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 27 million, according to statistics released by Johns Hopkins University of America.
According to statistics from the World Health Organization’s regional office in the Eastern Mediterranean, the number of cumulative confirmed cases of the virus in the region, which includes Arab countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, has exceeded 2 , 1 million cases, of which 53,082 people died on Monday.
The World Health Organization has said it does not expect an effective vaccine to be widely available until mid-2021.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 78 countries pledged last April to work to accelerate the development of drugs to treat the Corona virus and distribute them equitably.
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