July 28, 2021
Iraq s alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths pushed the parliament s Crisis Committee to meet on July 26 to study the situation. Technical Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Dr. Hani Al-Aqabi warned Iraqis on July 23 about the seriousness of the pandemic in the country, as hospitals have become overcrowded with infected patients.
On July 23, Dhi Qar Gov. Ahmed al-Khafaji announced that those who are unvaccinated would not be allowed to enter the province. Karbala province is relying on security forces to force citizens to comply with preventive measures.
Officials in the provinces of Ninevah and Kirkuk sounded the alarm on July 23 after hospitals in the two northern cities were overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.
Death toll from fire in COVID ward of Iraqi hospital rises to 41 13 July 2021 10:50 Share in:
BAGHDAD. KAZINFORM The number of people who were killed in a fire that engulfed the COVID-19 isolation ward of a hospital in southern Iraq has risen to 41, the Iraqi Health Ministry said early Tuesday. Related news
The fire was caused by the misuse of oxygen cylinders, it added.
Local civil defense forces announced that firefighters had brought the blaze under control.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held an emergency meeting with some ministers and security officials to discuss the fire, according to a statement from the press office of the prime minister.
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Q&A: Dhi Qar Gov. Ahmed al-Khafaji
Weeks after taking office, Dhi Qar s new governor discusses aspirations for quelling oil protests, raising employment, and attracting investment.
Dhi Qar Gov. Ahmed al-Khafaji at the Dhi Qar governorate building in Nassiriya in April 2021. (LIZZIE PORTER/Iraq Oil Report)
By Lizzie Porter of Iraq Oil Report
Published Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
NASSIRIYA - The newly appointed governor of southern Iraq s Dhi Qar province, Ahmed al-Khafaji, inherited an array of short-term and long-term crises that have caused major problems for both residents and the oil sector.
A shut-in by job seeking protestors at the Dhi Qar refinery has led to fuel shortages, while protests have continued at other facilities, including offices of the state-run Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC), which manages oil fields in the province, as well as the Oil Products Distribution Company (OPDC) and an Oil Pipelines Company depot.