Iraq registers six new cases of coronavirus

SANAA, Feb. 27 (YPA) – Iraq’s Ministry of Health and Environment said Thursday that it has detected a sixth case of coronavirus for a young Iraqi man in Baghdad who returned home from Iran.

The number of cases recorded for the new the virus has jumped to 80,988 in 33 countries, but there is no need to panic the outbreak, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe said Wednesday.

“There is no need to panic,” he said at a press conference in Rome, noting that the death rate is about 2%, and currently 1% in China, which has 96.5% of cases worldwide.

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