KRG allocates special fund to counter COVID-19 in Kurdistan’s Darbandikhan town

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Tuesday allocated a special fund for the local administration and health department of Darbandikhan town to help combat the outbreak of coronavirus, government spokesperson Jutyar Adil said.

The fund comes at the instruction of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani as authorities implement a quarantine across the town after confirming over eight positive cases of the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, in the area.

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“This is part of the ongoing efforts of the Kurdistan Regional Government to do all it can to help special districts and local administrations where the rate of coronavirus infection is higher than elsewhere in the Kurdistan Region,” Adil said in the statement.

“We remind all citizens of the importance of complying with all official health instructions. Staying at home and social distancing are the most effective ways of stopping the further spread of this pandemic.”

The KRG has enacted multiple, strict precautionary measures as part of attempts to block the spread of the disease, including closing schools, declaring an extended public holiday for government employees, canceling all religious services and other public gatherings, and curfews across the region.

According to the latest update by the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Health, there are a total of 99 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including two dead and 22 who have fully recovered.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany