BAGHDAD, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 1,378.

Among the new cases were seven in the capital Baghdad, six in Basra, three each in Wasit and Diwaniyah, two each in Najaf, Babil and Dhi Qar, and one in Maysan, the ministry said in a statement.

So far, 78 people have died from the coronavirus and 717 recovered in Iraq, the statement added.

Ahmed al-Sahaf, spokesman of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, said in a separate statement that the number of COVID-19 cases among Iraqis living outside the country has reached 243, of whom 26 have died and 52 recovered.

The Iraqi authorities have taken several measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, including extending a nationwide curfew until April 19.

To help Iraq cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a Chinese team of seven experts have been working with their Iraqi counterparts since March 7. Enditem

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