Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq imposes partial lockdown amid rising virus cases
The measure follows other anti-virus restrictions in recent days and the start of a vaccination campaign in the autonomous part of northern Iraq.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has instituted a partial lockdown to combat the continued spread of COVID-19.
A ban on movement will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Thursday until Tuesday. Diplomats, international military personnel, humanitarian organizations and journalists are exempt from the restrictions, the KRG said in a statement Wednesday.
