Sources: Al-Arabiya
Iraq reports its first five cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the northern city of Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan. 2022-01-6
Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52. 2021-04-2
Iraq receives 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccines donated by China as the country officially begins its vaccination campaign. 2021-03-2
The Vatican Press Office announces that all journalists to accompany Pope Francis on his March trip to Iraq must receive a Covid vaccination. Certificates of vaccination are required for reporters seeking press credentials for the trip. 2021-02-22
Iraq announces that they will re-impose a partial lockdown from February 18 until March 8 after reporting their first cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. 2021-02-15
Iraq reports the highest single-day increase of over 3,800 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 2020-08-13
Iraq reports its highest single-day record of 3,461 new COVID-19 cases and 75 more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 144,064 cases and 5,236 deaths respectively. 2020-08-7
Iraq issues a lockdown until March 28 in an effort to contain the coronavirus. 2020-03-22
Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman and Bahrain confirm their first cases of coronavirus. 2020-02-24