IRBIL, March 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait has provided Kurdistan with laboratory sample bags to help the Iraqi region in facing the impacts of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation revealed on Thursday.
The region is home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees, who will benefit from the WHO-administered assistance, the organisation said in a statement.
It comes after Kuwait, last month, provided 13 tonnes of medical assistance for healthcare workers, worth USD 1 million, and contributed to delivering six ambulances and 22 tonnes of health equipment to the region in August.
WHO expressed its gratitude to the Kuwaiti government for providing the funds for the lifesaving support.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the region hard as Health Minister Saman Barzinji expressed anxiety over the rising cases.
The positivity case average has risen to 3.1 percent, edging ever closely to the 5 percent limit, with infections rising two-fold recently since the highest numbers recorded earlier on, he warned in a statement. (end) sbr.sd