COVID-19: PM Barzani Calls on Citizens to Abide by Health Guidelines
ARK News.. Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has again called on the citizens to adhere to the health guidelines and stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the region.
He also explained that the decision of imposing all provinces of the Kurdistan Region under a six-day complete curfew is "for our safety", due to a dramatic increase in the coronavirus infections.
"As of now a six-day curfew is in place across the whole of the Kurdistan Region. This is for our safety due to a sharp rise in new cases of coronavirus," Barzani wrote on Twitter on Monday.
"It is crucial that we abide by this curfew and follow public health guidelines at all times."
The health ministry, on Sunday evening confirmed 101 new cases of COVID-19 in Sulaimaniyah province, after which the interior ministry issued a new order to ban all traffic and movements of pedestrians across the region for six days, starting from June 1, 6:00 pm.
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