Hawzah News Agency - (Nineveh - Iraq) - The local government of Nineveh Governorate decided on Wednesday to reopen mosques to worshipers to perform prayers.

"The head of the crisis cell, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri, instructed to allow opening mosques to establish Tarawih prayers exclusively from today," a statement issued by the governorate said.

This decision comes despite the increase in cases of coronavirus infection in the country, as Iraq recorded 119 new cases of corona virus on Wednesday, which is the highest daily outcome recorded by the country since the emergence of the pandemic, in addition to three new deaths.