Kuwait, Bahrain confirm first coronavirus cases
International Desk Published: 24 February 2020, 03:34 PM
Middle East countries Kuwait and Bahrain reported their first cases of novel coronavirus, citing both of their state news agencies, reports Aljazeera.
Kuwait said on Monday three people, including a Saudi national, who returned from Iran were infected by the new coronavirus that first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Meanwhile, Bahrain confirmed one case, a citizen arriving from Iran, the health ministry said.
As of Monday, there were at least 77,150 confirmed cases in mainland China, bringing the global total to 79,356, with the death toll at 2,619, reports CNN.
