CAIRO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran on Monday nudged 190,000. Meanwhile, a Chinese medical team visited a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Iran, which has re-emerged as the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, reported 2,449 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 189,876 on Monday.
The pandemic has so far claimed the lives of 8,950 people in Iran, up by 113 in the past 24 hours.
Besides, 150,590 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals while 2,765 remain in critical condition.
Meanwhile, a Chinese medical expert team on Monday visited a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
At the Amari Refugee Camp, the team visited a health center run by the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), where health workers at the center briefed the team on their anti-coronavirus measures.
The Chinese experts also met with the Public Committee of Amari Refugee Camp, which is a social organization in charge of the public affairs of the camp, in coordination with the UNRWA.
During the meeting, health workers and officials of the Palestinian health ministry said the refugee camp's health situation is facing challenges due to the increasing demand for health services amidst the pandemic and the poor conditions in the camp.
On Monday, Palestine announced that 10 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the West Bank, bringing the total cases to 686.
China's efforts to help the Middle East countries fight against COVID-19 have been hailed by regional countries.
Syria's assistant health minister Ahmad Khleifawi has said that Syria has benefited from China's experience in fighting COVID-19.
"We have benefited from what has been concluded in the Chinese experience and experiences in other countries as well as the recommendations from the World Health Organization," the Syrian official said in an interview with Xinhua.
Khleifawi noted that there is "ongoing coordination" with China regarding ways to confront the COVID-19 cases in the war-torn country.
He mentioned several online video conferences were held between Chinese and Syrian doctors to exchange experiences and benefit from each other's experiences.
The cooperation aims to enable the Syrian side to get to know the opinions of the Chinese doctors and the Chinese experience in dealing with COVID-19, the assistant health minister said.
The health ministry in Syria has so far recorded 177 COVID-19 infections, including 74 recoveries and six deaths.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Monday reported 1,592 new novel coronavirus cases, making the total to 179,831.
In a single day, 18 people died, taking the death toll to 4,825, the minister tweeted.
Egypt reported on Monday its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths with 97 fatalities, taking the death toll in the North African country to 1,672.
According to the Egyptian Health Ministry, 1,691 new COVID-19 infections have been registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed cases to 46,289.
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 182 new cases on Monday, bringing the total to 19,237.
According to the ministry, the number of death cases has risen from 300 to 302, including a 26-year-old patient who died Sunday evening, the youngest coronavirus victim in the country.
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday 4,507 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number in the kingdom to 132,048.
Meanwhile, the kingdom reported 39 more deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,011.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced 342 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 42,636.
The UAE's health ministry also confirmed two more deaths, pushing the country's death toll to 291.
The Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday recorded 1,106 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 21,315 in the country.
It said that 45 more people died from the coronavirus during the day, bringing the death toll to 652, while 9,271 patients have recovered.
The Qatari health ministry on Monday announced 1,274 new infections of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 80,876.
Meanwhile, the ministry said three new fatalities were reported, raising the death toll to 76.
Kuwait on Monday reported 511 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 36,431 and the death toll to 298.
Morocco's COVID-19 tally on Monday climbed to 8,885 as 92 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
The total number of deaths due to the COVID-19 infection stood at 212, as no new fatality was recorded in the last 72 hours.
The Omani Ministry of Health announced on Monday 1,043 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 24,524.
It also said four new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 108.
Lebanon's number of COVID-19 infections increased on Monday by 18 to 1,464, while death toll remained 32.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Yemen's government-controlled provinces increased to 844 on Monday as 116 new cases were confirmed.
The Yemeni Health Ministry announced that the death toll from the deadly respiratory disease climbed to 208 in different areas under its control, including the southern port city of Aden. Enditem
