# IRAQ ## Facts - **What:** IRAQ (News story) - **Where:** [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/iraq), [Dhi Qar](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/dhi-qar), [Nasiriyah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/nasiriyah), [Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/baghdad) - **When:** 2019-12-02 – 2020-04-19 - **Media:** 102 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © APA Images / Anas Jomaa, Hassani Al-Asadi, Hassouni al-Asadi, Wadaa al-Aumry - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014523) — APA-PH-2020-014523 · photo · 2020-04-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014522) — APA-PH-2020-014522 · photo · 2020-04-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014521) — APA-PH-2020-014521 · photo · 2020-04-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-013293) — APA-PH-2020-013293 · photo · 2020-04-10 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2020. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-013294) — APA-PH-2020-013294 · photo · 2020-04-10 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2020. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [A Iraqi man rides his car in a flooded street, during a stormy day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-013292) — APA-PH-2020-013292 · photo · 2020-04-10 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi A Iraqi man rides his car in a flooded street, during a stormy day in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2020. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-013291) — APA-PH-2020-013291 · photo · 2020-04-10 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi A Iraqi man ride a motorcycle in a flooded street, during a stormy day in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2020. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014292) — APA-PH-2020-014292 · photo · 2020-04-09 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa An Iraqi girl wears a mask holding a doll in her hand amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-012591) — APA-PH-2020-012591 · photo · 2020-04-02 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19 in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2020, as part of actions taken by the authorities against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process of examining citizens at their residences in Baghdad's eastern districts was launched in order to detect infection with the virus in the area where many cases were found to isolate patients an... - [Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-012592) — APA-PH-2020-012592 · photo · 2020-04-02 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19 in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2020, as part of actions taken by the authorities against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process of examining citizens at their residences in Baghdad's eastern districts was launched in order to detect infection with the virus in the area where many cases were found to isolate patients an... - [Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-012594) — APA-PH-2020-012594 · photo · 2020-04-02 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqi public hospital specialised doctors test a resident for COVID-19 in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2020, as part of actions taken by the authorities against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process of examining citizens at their residences in Baghdad's eastern districts was launched in order to detect infection with the virus in the area where many cases were found to isolate patients an... - [Iraqi Doctors wearing protective gear in Ibn al-Khatib Hospital](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-012595) — APA-PH-2020-012595 · photo · 2020-04-02 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqi Doctors wearing protective gear in Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, where COVID-19 coronavirus patients are treated, in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2020. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqi Doctors wearing protective gear in Ibn al-Khatib Hospital](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-012593) — APA-PH-2020-012593 · photo · 2020-04-02 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqi Doctors wearing protective gear in Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, where COVID-19 coronavirus patients are treated, in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2020. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014294) — APA-PH-2020-014294 · photo · 2020-03-31 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa An Iraqi child wears a mask as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014291) — APA-PH-2020-014291 · photo · 2020-03-31 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa An Iraqi man wears a mask as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014293) — APA-PH-2020-014293 · photo · 2020-03-31 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa Iraqi worker spray disinfectant as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014290) — APA-PH-2020-014290 · photo · 2020-03-29 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014289) — APA-PH-2020-014289 · photo · 2020-03-27 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on Marchl 27, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010413) — APA-PH-2020-010413 · photo · 2020-03-22 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010406) — APA-PH-2020-010406 · photo · 2020-03-22 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Security forces are deployed to impose a curfew](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010404) — APA-PH-2020-010404 · photo · 2020-03-22 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Security forces are deployed to impose a curfew, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Security forces are deployed to impose a curfew](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010410) — APA-PH-2020-010410 · photo · 2020-03-22 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Security forces are deployed to impose a curfew, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010405) — APA-PH-2020-010405 · photo · 2020-03-21 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010408) — APA-PH-2020-010408 · photo · 2020-03-21 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010407) — APA-PH-2020-010407 · photo · 2020-03-21 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010412) — APA-PH-2020-010412 · photo · 2020-03-21 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014288) — APA-PH-2020-014288 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A Iraqi doctor uses a temperature test machine, for a medical examination to detect coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 20, 2020. Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014287) — APA-PH-2020-014287 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on Marchl 20, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010424) — APA-PH-2020-010424 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010426) — APA-PH-2020-010426 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010425) — APA-PH-2020-010425 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010421) — APA-PH-2020-010421 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010429) — APA-PH-2020-010429 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010422) — APA-PH-2020-010422 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010423) — APA-PH-2020-010423 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010428) — APA-PH-2020-010428 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010427) — APA-PH-2020-010427 · photo · 2020-03-20 · Dhi Qar, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014295) — APA-PH-2020-014295 · photo · 2020-03-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 19, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014296) — APA-PH-2020-014296 · photo · 2020-03-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 19, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraq - Baghdad](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-014297) — APA-PH-2020-014297 · photo · 2020-03-19 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Anas Jomaa A view shows streets almost deserted during a home confinement order as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 19, 2020. Photo by Anas Jomaa - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010409) — APA-PH-2020-010409 · photo · 2020-03-18 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-010411) — APA-PH-2020-010411 · photo · 2020-03-18 · Baghdad, Iraq · © APA Images / Hassani Al-Asadi Iraqis walk past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Hassani Al-Asadi - [An Iraqi boy read Koran at a cemetery during the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009963) — APA-PH-2020-009963 · photo · 2020-03-18 · Baghdad city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Hassouni al-Asadi An Iraqi boy read Koran at a cemetery during the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 18, 2020. Photo by Hassouni al-Asadi - [Streets of downtown Baghdad are seen empty on the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009962) — APA-PH-2020-009962 · photo · 2020-03-18 · Baghdad city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Hassouni al-Asadi Streets of downtown Baghdad are seen empty on the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus, on March 18, 2020. Photo by Hassouni al-Asadi - [Streets of downtown Baghdad are seen empty on the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009961) — APA-PH-2020-009961 · photo · 2020-03-18 · Baghdad city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Hassouni al-Asadi Streets of downtown Baghdad are seen empty on the first day of a week-long curfew aiming to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus, on March 18, 2020. Photo by Hassouni al-Asadi - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009778) — APA-PH-2020-009778 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009787) — APA-PH-2020-009787 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009790) — APA-PH-2020-009790 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government protest in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 16, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009788) — APA-PH-2020-009788 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government protest in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 16, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009789) — APA-PH-2020-009789 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government protest in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 16, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009791) — APA-PH-2020-009791 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqi protesters take part in an anti-government protest in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on March 16, 2020. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009775) — APA-PH-2020-009775 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009786) — APA-PH-2020-009786 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009785) — APA-PH-2020-009785 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009784) — APA-PH-2020-009784 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009781) — APA-PH-2020-009781 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009782) — APA-PH-2020-009782 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry - [Iraq](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2020-009783) — APA-PH-2020-009783 · photo · 2020-03-16 · Nasiriyah, Iraq · © APA Images / Wadaa al-Aumry Iraqis workers wearing protective gear, disinfects streets, as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, on March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Photo by Wadaa al-Aumry