Mohammed Ghanim Mahdi, who is in charge of the new PCR (polymerase chain reaction) lab built by the Chinese team of experts, wears protective suit to get ready for work in the lab in Baghdad, Iraq, March 30, 2020. The new PCR (polymerase chain reaction) lab built by the Chinese team of experts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has completed around 720 tests on Sunday, relieving pressure for Iraq's Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) to identify COVID-19 after a technical problem occurred. On March 25, the new PCR lab was inaugurated in the Medical City in downtown Baghdad, with the aim of increasing the urgently needed nucleic acid detection capacity to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the war-torn country. (Xinhua)
