December 11-Xinhua News Agency reporters in the Middle East reported that the COVID-19 epidemic is still spreading in the Middle East, and the number of new cases in a single day in many countries continues to be high. В настоящий момент, some countries have started preparations for vaccination against COVID-19.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health announced on the 10 th that there were 141 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 часы, with a total of 359,415 случаи; Было 10 new deaths with a total of 6012 случаи. Было 248 new cured cases, with a total of 349,872 случаи. On the 10th, the Saudi Food and Drug Administration approved the registration of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by German Biotechnology Company and Pfizer, which means that the Saudi health department can import and vaccinate the vaccine.
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced on the 10 th that there were 2,555 newly confirmed cases on the same day, with a total of 351,579 случаи; Было 4 новые смерти, with a total of 2,937 случаи. Было 1360 new cured cases, with a total of 332645 случаи. The Israeli Government Information Office stated on the 9th that the first vaccines delivered by Pfizer had arrived in Israel on the same day. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 9th that vaccination in Israel will begin on the 27th, and the country’s health system will provide 60,000 doses of vaccines every day.
Kuwait added 291 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the 10 й, with a total of 145,495 случаи; В общей сложности 910 cases died; В общей сложности 141,259 cases were cured. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health said on the same day that it would introduce COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year to provide vaccination services for most citizens and foreign residents. The Ministry of Health also said that it has chosen to rebuild the International Exhibition Center as a vaccination site, which can accommodate up to 10,000 people every day.
Other Middle Eastern countries updated the cumulative number of confirmed cases on the 10th: 571,253
cases in Iraq, 564,435
cases in Turkey, 391,529
cases in Morocco, 253,121
cases in Jordan, 181,405
cases in the United Arab Emirates, 140,516
cases in Qatar, 90,579
cases in Algeria, 89,183
cases in Libya, 88,632
cases in Bahrain and 20,468
cases in Sudan.
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