Shafaq News / Duhok health department in the Kurdistan Region revealed on Monday that 150 healthcare professionals have contracted COVID-19 in the governorate.

The department's media official, Hamzah Raziki, told Shafaq News agency, "the department has registered more than 9,000 cases of COVID-19", indicating that, “the number of cases is constantly increasing", adding, "150 cases and 3 fatalities were registered among healthcare professionals in Duhok".

Raziki warned, "the situation will worsen if preventive measures are not adhered to", calling on citizens to cooperate with the department to limit the spread of COVID-19".