The world health organization (who) has warned that the middle East is on the "critical threshold" pandemic coronavirus. This was stated by the who representative in the middle East Ahmed al-Mandhari.
He reported that the region recorded more than a million confirmed cases COVID-19. We are talking about 22 countries, covering the Eastern Mediterranean region from Morocco to Pakistan, says The Guardian. More than 80% of all deaths in the middle East region was registered in five countries: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
"Number of cases registered only in June, more than the total number of cases registered within four months after the first reported cases in the region 29 Jan", – said the representative of the who.
According to him, the sharp increase in the number of cases reported is associated with the increase in testing and abolition in recent weeks, many countries in the region, the restrictive measures imposed to combat the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
