Saudi Arabia on Tuesday confirmed 272 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily increase to date in the western Asian country, bringing the total number of cases to 2795.
In a statement, the spokesman of the health ministry Dr. Mohamed Al-Abdali said that 3 new deaths have been reported, raising the death toll to 41.
"64 new cases have totally recovered from the virus, and this upped the total number of the recovered cases to 615," the spokesman added.
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Several world countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.
It is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
The global death toll of new coronavirus “COVID-19” is dramatically increasing, hitting 70,344.
Meanwhile the number of coronavirus confirmed cases registered one million and 285 thousand and 285 cases globally.
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