Morocco opens field hospital after coronavirus cases spike

New field hospital in eastern Morocco to receive about 700 COVID-19 cases after sharp rise in infections, says gov't.

A new field hospital in eastern Morocco will receive around 700 new coronavirus patients following a sharp spike in infections in the kingdom, said the government.

Iraqi football legend Ahmad Radhi has died at a hospital in Baghdad as a result of complications from the new coronavirus.

Worldwide, at least 8.75 million people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, more than 4.3 million have recovered, and more than 464,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.