The latest COVID-19 information and statistics for the Middle East and North AfricaThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said this week that around eight million children in Yemen were not in school due to the country’s ongoing civil war as well as the coronavirus pandemic. “Millions of children have been deprived of their education due to conflict and COVID-19,” said Dr. Sherin Varkey, the UNICEF Yemen representative. Millions of children have been deprived of their education due to conflict and COVID-19The agency said that more than 2 million children in Yemen had left school before coronavirus reached the country, and with school closures due to the pandemic, an additional 5.8 million are no longer learning. On Thursday, the Saudi Health Ministry reported 708 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections there to 323,720. MoroccoMorocco on Wednesday extended a health state of emergency until next month following a steep rise in coronavirus cases.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 10, 2020 18:33 UTC