Iraq “Too Broken to Protect itself from Covid-19”

From The Economist.

Iraq is too broken to protect itself from covid-19

Most Arab regimes have dealt with covid-19 by tightening their grip. Not Iraq. It gave up on lockdowns long ago.

The government seems powerless to enforce social distancing or the wearings of masks (some men see the coverings as an insult to their virility).

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