New coronavirus cases confirmed in Saudi Arabia, total now seven: Ministry

New coronavirus cases confirmed in Saudi Arabia, total now seven: Ministry

Saudi Arabia confirmed two new coronavirus cases onSaturday, bringing the total in the Kingdom to seven, according to a statementby the health minsitry.

The two newly detected cases are female Saudi citizens whoarrived from Iran via Bahrain, and the other from Iraq's Najaf throughthe United Arab Emirates.

The ministry said both women did not declare their recenttravels to Iran and Iraq upon arriving in the Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia on Friday called on citizens to declare visits to Iran in the past14 days, as part of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according toa statement by the Kingdom's General Authority for Civil Aviation.

At least 128 people disclosed their recent travels to Iran as ofSaturday.

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