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BEIJING, Sept.6 (Xinhua) – The following are updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TEHRAN – The number of new officially confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 386,658 on Sunday, following an overnight check-in of 1,992 patients.
Sima Sadat Lari, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said in his daily briefing that 139 people have died in Iran from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
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YANGON – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar rose to 1,419, with more than 160 confirmed cases reported on Sunday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
On Sunday alone, Myanmar reported 166 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, registering the highest increase in a single day since the infectious disease was first detected in the country in March.
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BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 3,651 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 260,370.
It also reported 90 deaths during the day, bringing the death toll to 7,512, while 3,301 more patients recovered in the day, bringing the total number of recoveries to 198,560.
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ANKARA – Turkey has imposed new restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as the country witnessed an alarming increase in new cases, deaths and seriously ill patients.
The country’s capital Ankara has become the epicenter of the virus, followed by other cities such as Istanbul, the country’s largest metropolis with more than 16 million inhabitants, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said recently, adding that Turkey is going through “the second peak” of the first wave. outbreak.
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ADDIS ABABA – The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic rose to 31,056 across the African continent, while the number of positive cases rose to 1,291,724.
The African Union Commission’s specialty healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 recoveries on the continent reached 1,031,453.
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BEIJING – The China National Center for Performing Arts will host an international online forum on September 9 and 10 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing opera houses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly 100 representatives of performing arts institutions from 26 countries and regions will virtually join the “Beijing Forum for the Performing Arts 2020” via video link to explore new modes of operation during the pandemic. Final product
