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Iraq
Iraq detected two new coronavirus patients, both of whom had recently visited Iran, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the total cases recorded so far to 21.
The two new cases were detected in Baghdad and had recently returned from Iran, the ministry said in a statement.
The first case was detected on Tuesday and was of an Iranian student who has since been sent back home. The other 20 are all Iraqis who had recently been in Iran.
Egypt
Egypt’s health ministry announced on Sunday that one foreigner was tested positive for the new coronavirus strain inside Egypt, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page.
The person, whose nationality was not announced, was taken to an isolation hospital and is currently receiving the necessary medical care, it said.
It also added that it is currently taking strict preventive measures regarding those who were in contact with the person.
It is the second case of new coronavirus detected in Egypt. The first person has recovered, the statement said.
The health minister on Sunday said 1,443 people had been tested so far for the coronavirus.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered stricter health control measures at the country’s ports in an attempt to combat the coronavirus.
Algeria
Algeria, meanwhile, confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said on Monday.
The cases brought to three the number of people infected with the virus in the North African country.
The two people were put in isolation in Blida province south of the capital Algiers, the ministry said in a statement.
The woman and her daughter in February hosted an 83-year-old man and his daughter based in France who were tested positive for coronavirus after their return to France, the statement said.
Algeria last week announced its first coronavirus case, an Italian national who arrived in the country on Feb.17. He was later flown home to Italy, which has almost 1,700 cases.
