A dust storm hit Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

An Iraqi patient receives medical treatment at a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A dust storm hit Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
A dust storm swept through much of Iraq on Thursday leaving one dead and more than 5,000 people in hospital with respiratory problems, according to the Health Ministry.

"The hospitals throughout Iraq received more than 5,000 people suffering from respiratory problems, 2,000 of whom were registered in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, in addition to one death," Sayf al-Badr, spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Health, said in a statement.