ADEN, Yemen, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's health ministry on Wednesday recorded seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 256 in the country's provinces controlled by the government.
During the past 24 hours, the pro-government health authorities officially detected three COVID-19 cases in the southwestern province of Taiz, three in the southeastern province of Shabwa and one in the southern province of Dhalea.
According to a brief statement released by the country's supreme national emergency committee, four patients died from the coronavirus during the day, bringing the death toll in the government-controlled areas of the war-ravaged Arab country to 53.
The pro-government health authorities said that the number of recoveries has increased to 10 since the outbreak of coronavirus on April 10.
The Yemeni government has taken several measures to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, including imposing a partial overnight curfew in Aden and other major cities under its control.
The government called on donors and relevant international humanitarian organizations to provide support to help contain the pandemic.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi group seized control of much of the country's north and forced the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of capital Sanaa. Enditem
