Qatar confirms three new cases of coronavirus arriving from Iran, total up to 11

Qatar's ministry of health reported on Friday three newcoronavirus cases in individuals who had returned from Iran recently,bringing the total number of infections detected in the country to 11.

The ministry said the three individuals were a family, twoQatari citizens and another from a different nationality.

"The three new cases wereadmitted to the Communicable Diseases Center under complete isolationand all are in stable conditions," the ministry added in its statement.

The ministry confirmed that "the infected cases have not hadcontact with community members since their arrival, and indicators of diseaseoutbreaks in Qatar remain low."