Coronavirus Spreads in the Middle East as 5 New Countries Report Cases

Coronavirus Spreads in the Middle East as 5 New Countries Report Cases
Women wear masks and gloves to help guard against the coronavirus in downtown Tehran, Iran on Feb. 23, 2020. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Oman, and Iraq reported their first coronavirus cases on Monday, all involving people who had been in Iran.

Bahrain confirmed a single case, a citizen who arrived from Iran via Dubai, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run Bahrain News Agency. The patient was identified as a school bus driver and had worked Sunday, dropping off children at two schools.
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Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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