CAIRO: The Iraqi Cabinet said it will consider imposing a partial curfew starting Thursday as part of measures to confront a new strain of coronavirus. The cabinet said it is considering to make the curfew from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. It also said it would shut down restaurants, shopping malls and social facilities for two weeks as part of measures to confront the new strain of COVID-19, the state-run news agency has reported. The cabinet also decided to close all land border crossings.