This is most notable in the UAE, which has reported 214,732 cases of Covid-19 to date, with 191,455 recoveries and 682 deaths. Around 679,000 expatriates and 712,000 Bahrainis aged over 18 are slated to receive the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm, local media reported. Wider situationAcross the Mena region, Iran has the highest number of Covid-19 cases, totalling 1,243,434 on 4 January. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen and Syria together comprise 46.5 per cent (2,030,331) of all 4.3 million cases in the Mena region. Negotiations of $27m would help Lebanon secure 1.5 million vaccine doses, but Lebanon hopes to receive closer to 2 million doses.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 04, 2021 16:18 UTC