COVID-19 TRACKER As the number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa COVID-19 SITUATION AND LATEST UPDATES region crosses 3.3 million, governments race to secure vaccines IRAN 73,775+ 85,590+ 112,675+ 841,310+ 533,555+ 178,160+ 139,730+ 115,280+

Prime Minister Infectious Prime Minister Fresh curbs Health Ministry Health Ministry Cabinet Health Ministry Abdelaziz Djerad diseases Moustafa imposed on 21 calls on citizens allowed to designs plan inks agreement COVID-19 CASES IN THE MENA REGION says the closure consultant and Madbouly warns November, but to abide by take charge of to bring back with Syndicate of schools is microbiologist of a harsher in the morning protective any hospital the country’s of Private 900 ruled out and at the BDF wave of Covid-19 state TV said measures for Covid-19 domestic Hospitals to that contracts Hospital, Manaf and calls on Tehran’s streets against treatment and workers, raise tariffs with foreign al-Qahtani, residents to were “crowded Covid-19, such fix treatment approving for protective Iran laboratories for says Bahrain comply with despite the as wearing prices in private the “urgent equipment and the purchase placed an precautionary restrictions”. masks and hospitals. The completion” of ventilators, 675 Other GCC Jordan of Covid-19 order in August measures. President maintaining government a two-phased provided private 25.1% Egypt vaccines are to purchase Face masks are Hassan Rouhani social plans to treat approach as hospitals Bahrain under way. more than mandatory in reportedly said distancing, Jordanians with outlined by receive and treat 45.1% Iraq 1 million doses public and fines the two-week adding there Covid-19 for Kuwait’s aviation all individuals 450 Lebanon of the Covid-19 of £E4,000 restrictions could is “great free in private regulator chief infected Kuwait Algeria vaccines being ($256.8) will be extended negligence hospitals if their Sheikh Salman with Covid-19. UAE developed be issued if required. by citizens”. transfer was Sabah al-Salem by BioNTech to violators. approved by the al-Sabah. and Pfizer, Health Ministry. 29.8% 225 AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. CONFIRMED CASES (THOUSANDS) 0 Tunisia Syria Lebanon Iran GCC Rest of Mena 29 May Iran 29 April 28 June 1 August Morocco Jordan Iraq 30 March 31 August 30 October 30 September 22 November

Algeria Kuwait Libya Egypt Bahrain COVID-19 CASES WITHIN THE GCC Saudi Arabia 400

Saudi Arabia Oman Other GCC Bahrain INFECTION GROWTH PERCENTAGE MONTH-ON-MONTH 13.8% 300 Kuwait 500% and above 100-500% 50-100% 30-50% 10-30% 1-10% UAE 12.2% 35.6% Oman 200 LIBYA MOROCCO OMAN OTHER GCC SAUDI SYRIA TUNISIA UAE 76,810+ 320,960+ 121,360+ 137,060+ ARABIA 7,150+ 87,470+ 157,785+ 14.0% 355,030+ Libyan Audit King Health Minister 2020 Fifa Club Health Ministry Health Minister Central Bank 100 Bureau approves Mohammed Ahmed bin World Cup, due Saudi Arabia will launches Faouzi Mehdi of the UAE a contract by VI announces Mohammed to be held in review its tripled campaign says Tunis has extends 8.6% 15.8% the Libyan nationwide al-Saeedi says December, is rate of VAT after to distribute established applicability Health Ministry vaccination Muscat intends rescheduled the pandemic protective contact period of

CONFIRMED CASES (THOUSANDS) to purchase plan against to obtain to take place ends, acting clothing and with foreign Targeted 0 Covid-19 Covid-19 in the enough vaccines on 1-11 Media Minister run Covid-19 laboratories Economic Saudi Arabia Kuwait vaccines coming weeks. to cover 40 February 2021. Majid al-Qasabi testing for to prepare Support UAE Oman worth $9.1m. The vaccination per cent of the reportedly said, healthcare for the Scheme until 1 March 30 April 30 May 30 June 1 October Bahrain Other GCC 31 March 2 August 31 October campaign will population as adding the workers acquisition of a 30 June 2021. 1 September 22 November first target a first stage decision was a more frequently. Covid-19 vaccine, frontline workers “hopefully “painful” one. in line with from the health before the end WHO guidelines. sector and of this year”. security forces, as well as the elderly.

Mena=Middle East and North Africa region; WHO=World Health Organisation. Produced on 22 November 2020. Sources: WHO; Worldometer; MEED