DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar reported its very first case of coronavirus infection in the nation on Saturday.
The patient is a 36- year-old Qatari who just recently returned from Iran, the health ministry said in a declaration, including that he is a stable condition.
It suggests Saudi Arabia is now the only Gulf state not to have indicated any coronavirus cases.
The country most affected by the outbreak in the Gulf area is Iran, with 43 deaths and almost 600 hundred verified infections, according to authorities.
Most of infections in other Gulf countries have been connected to check outs to Iran or involve people who have actually come into contact with individuals who had existed. The only deaths reported up until now in the region remain in Iran.
Bahrain’s health ministry stated on Twitter on Saturday that 3 more cases were found for people who concerned the nation via indirect flights from Iran, raising the overall variety of validated infections to 41 cases.
The United Arab Emirates recommended banks to reschedule loans and reduce fees and commissions on Saturday as part of measures to alleviate the financial results of the coronavirus outbreak.
The UAE is a local business hub and major transit point for travelers taking a trip to China and other destinations in Asia.
The UAE education ministry also revealed the suspension of nursery school classes.
Kuwait has contacted its citizens to avoid traveling over issues about the spread of the coronavirus.
Kuwait has actually reported 45 coronavirus infections, Bahrain 41, the United Arab Emirates 21 of whom 5 recovered, Oman six of whom one recuperated. Iraq said it had actually found five new cases on Saturday, raising the total variety of infections to13
Reporting by Alexander Cornwell and Davide Barbuscia; composing by Maher Chmaytelli and Marwa Rashad; Modifying by Alexander Smith and Mike Harrison
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