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Saudi Arabia Announces First Case of Coronavirus

March 02, 2020 12:47 PM

By Reuters

Workers clean the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 2, 2020.

Saudi Arabia on Monday announced its first case of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said, according to the state news agency.

The infected person had come from Iran through Bahrain, the report added.

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