More Mena nations ease Covid curbs – MEED

More Mena nations ease Covid curbs – MEED

Restrictions are being eased and pre-Covid rules returning as the region prepares for Ramadan

The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region reached 19,323,067 on 22 March, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.

Countries in the GCC account for 18.6 per cent (3,559,300) of all regional cases, while Iran’s 7,142,287 infections make up 37.3 per cent of the regional tally.