Oman has suspended all flights from and to Iran after two Omani women coming from Tehran tested positive for coronavirus, the country announced on Monday.
The Omani health ministry said that the two infected women were quarantined in their houses, adding that they are in stable health condition.
The ministry also urged all Omani citizens not to travel to countries that recorded coronavirus cases.
China-originated Coronavirus, also known as (COVID-19), has now spread to seven Arab countries, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, and Egypt.
On Monday, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Iraq reported their first cases of the virus, meanwhile, the other Arab countries reported many cases over the last few days.
The deadly virus has also been reported daily around the world.
In mainland China, 2,592 people have died, while more than 79,000 infections have been confirmed, according to government figures.
Other hundreds of cases have been confirmed elsewhere, as the virus is now present in at least 30 countries.
It is worth mentioning, Liu Zhiming, the director of a leading Hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease Tuesday morning, according to state television.
He is the first known hospital director to have died from this deadly virus.
China is trying with all its might to confront the effects resulting from the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, via a series of strong and effective measures that seek to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by this deadly virus.
What is the latest Coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are part of the family of viruses known as Coronaviridae. The new form of Coronavirus known as Coronavirus 2019-nCoV, that is currently affecting inpiduals, originated at the seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The virus was first reported to the WHO on December 31. The Wuhan market has been shut down since January 1.
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