It’s a scene that confounds health workers in Iraq, who warn that the country is entering a new wave of coronavirus cases, in part because many shirk precautions. By the start of February, that jumped to 30 severe virus patients. The mingling of virus patients with others has also exacerbated case numbers, doctors said. Shahada’s hospital was once reserved solely for virus patients; but no longer, and COVID-19 patients and others share rooms where CT scans, MRIs and X-rays are taken, Shahada said. The Health Ministry said it plans to begin administering vaccines by the end of March.

Source: ABC News February 19, 2021 06:00 UTC