05/03/2020 17:11
Coronavirus: Iraq reports first two confirmed deaths as fears rise
Iraq's health ministry has announced its first two confirmed deaths related to the new coronavirus disease.
A woman with a compromised immune system and a 65-year-old man who suffered from chronic diseases died on Wednesday in the capital, Baghdad.
There were also conflicting reports about a 70-year-old cleric who died in Sulaimaniya, in the Kurdistan Region.
Kurdish officials said the death was the result of Covid-19, but the health ministry said that was not confirmed.
Two relatives of the cleric, who was in quarantine before his death, have tested positive for the disease, according to the Kurdish health authorities.