FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective face mask and gloves as he feeds pigeons, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq March 30, 2020. REUTERS/ Khalid al-Mousily/File Photo
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official.
The sources all spoke on condition of anonymity. Iraqi authorities have instructed medical staff not to speak to media.
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