A man wearing a mask waits for a taxi on a street in Tonekabon city, northern Iran, on June 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
--Iran's COVID-19 cases up to 187,427 with 8,837 deaths;
--Chinese medical team visits COVID-19 testing facilities in West Bank;
--Turkey's tally reaches 178,239 with 4,805 deaths;
--Egypt reports highest 91 daily new deaths.
CAIRO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran rose to 187,427 on Sunday. Meanwhile, a Chinese medical team visited facilities for testing, isolation and treatment of the coronavirus pandemic in the West Bank district of Ramallah.
Iran, which has re-emerged as the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, reported 2,472 new cases, brining the total number of infections to 187,427.
The pandemic has so far claimed the lives of 8,837 Iranians, up by 107 in the past 24 hours. A total of 148,674 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 2,781 still in critical condition.
Members of a Chinese medical team visit Palestinian Health Ministry's Central Health Laboratories in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Ayman Nobani)
On the same day, the Chinese medical team, which arrived in Palestine on June 10, visited the Central Public Health Lab, Palestine Medical Complex and Hugo Chavez Hospital in Ramallah.
The Chinese experts also joined technical discussions with Palestinian clinicians at the premises of the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Palestine announced that three new cases of COVID-19 were found in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, raising the total number to 676 including five deaths. Palestine has registered a recovery rate of nearly 88 percent.
In the meantime, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey climbed to 178,239 after 1,562 new infections were reported, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.
The death toll from the coronavirus in the country rose to 4,805 after 15 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, he said, adding that 1,330 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 151,417.
A hairdresser wearing a face mask serves a customer at a beauty salon in Ankara, Turkey, on June 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)
The minister warned citizens to stick to anti-coronavirus measures as Sunday's surge marked the highest number of daily new cases of the past month.
Saudi Arabia announced 4,233 new cases and 40 more deaths, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 127,541 and the death toll to 972.
The kingdom also registered 2,172 more recovered patients, taking the total recoveries to 84,720.
Saudi Arabia announced on the day a project to vaccinate children at their homes, which comes after a decrease in the vaccination rate among children was reported during the coronavirus pandemic.
In Qatar, 1,186 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, bringing the total number to 79,602, of whom 73 have died and 56,898 recovered.
Egypt's coronavirus cases continued the surging trend to reach 44,598 after 1,618 new infections were added.
The Egyptian Health Ministry also reported a new record of 91 daily fatalities and 402 cases of recoveries, increasing the death toll to 1,575 and the total recoveries to 11,931.
The Egyptian government started on Sunday implementing a shorter eight-hour curfew instead of nine hours, which will continue until the end of the month.
The country will resume air traffic at all airports from July 1 amid preparations to resume foreign tourism in three provinces with the least COVID-19 infections, said Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar.
People wearing face masks take selfies on a street in Cairo, Egypt, on June 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 304 new COVID-19 cases and one more death, increasing the tally of infections to 42,294 and the death toll to 289.
The total number of recoveries from the virus in the UAE increased to 27,462 after 701 more fully recovered.
Kuwait recorded 454 new cases, raising the country's total number of infections to 35,920, of whom 296 have died and 26,759 recovered.
Oman's Ministry of Health announced 1,404 new cases of infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 23,481, including 104 deaths and 8,454 recoveries.
The country ordered the formation of a committee to handle the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total number of COVID-19 infections in Iraq climbed by 1,259 to 20,209.
The country also reported 58 deaths from the coronavirus during the day, bringing the death toll in Iraq to 607, while a total of 8,121 patients have recovered.
Israel reported 83 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally of coronavirus infections to 19,055.
The number of death cases in the country remained 300 for the third consecutive day while the recoveries rose to 15,375.
Algeria said that 109 new cases of infections were reported in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 10,919, while the death toll hit 767 and the recoveries reached 7,606.
In Morocco, the tally of COVID-19 infections rose to 8,793 after 101 new cases were added, which included 212 fatalities and 7,765 recoveries.
Meanwhile, Morocco donated a first batch of medical supplies to 15 African countries to help combat the coronavirus.
In Lebanon, the number of COVID-19 infections increased by four to 1,446, while the death toll remained unchanged at 32. ■
