Iraq's Kurdistan Region detects first case of Delta variant

Several Middle Eastern governments have instituted measures aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 variants recently.
Coronavirus vaccine given in Altun Kupri
A member of the Iranian Kurdish Freedom Party of Kurdistan gets inoculated with a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus at a vaccination center in Altun Kupri, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on July 10, 2021. - SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images
Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
Al-Monitor Staff

The first case of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, according to local media. 

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Health Minister told reporters Thursday that the variant had been “confirmed” following earlier “suspicions” about cases. 

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.

Videos

See more