Middle East reported: The current Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East continues to worsen. On the 29th, the number of confirmed cases in some countries has increased sharply, and some countries have upgraded prevention and control measures.
According to data released by the Lebanese Ministry of Health on the 29th, there were 1933 new confirmed cases in the country, and the number of new cases in a single day reached a new high.
A total of 77778 confirmed cases, a total of 610 deaths, and a total of 39,123 cured cases.
According to data released by the Moroccan Ministry of Health on the 29th, the country has 4,320 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak, with a total of 212,038 confirmed cases, a total of 3572 deaths, and a total of 174,911 cured cases.
The Iranian Ministry of Health said on the 29th that in the past 24 hours, there were 8293 new confirmed cases in the country, with a total of 596,941 confirmed cases; 399 new deaths, with a total of 34,113 deaths; and a total of 472,598 cured cases.
According to data on the official website of the Turkish Ministry of Health on the evening of the 29th, the country has tested 134,416 people for the Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, with 2,319 new confirmed cases, a total of 370,832 confirmed cases, a total of 10,099 deaths, and a total of 320,762 cured cases.
The pandemic data released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health on the 29th showed that there were 623 new confirmed cases that day, a total of 64,237 confirmed cases, a total of 545 deaths, and a total of 56786 cured cases.
Officials from the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on the 29th that the local Pandemic has entered the stage of community transmission. In addition, the spread of the epidemic in the Gaza Strip has continued to accelerate.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Health issued a joint statement on the 29th that the cabinet has approved the extension of the state of emergency during the Coronavirus Pandemic for 60 days, that is, to January 3, 2021.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated at a press conference that day that Israel will carefully and slowly withdraw from the “closed city”, but if the Pandemic worsens, Israel will stop withdrawing from the “closed city” and re-impose restrictions.
To curb the spread of the Pandemic, Algeria decided on the 29th to expand the provinces with curfew measures from 11 provinces to 20 provinces.
The Afghan government stated that if the pandemic worsens, it does not rule out the possibility of adopting a comprehensive ban.
