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Saudi citizen infected with coronavirus stable in Kuwait Four more Mideast nations report coronavirus cases
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 24 - 02 - 2020

The Saudi Embassy in Kuwait revealed that the condition of the Saudi citizen infected with coronavirus in Kuwait is stable, and he is not in any danger, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the embassy as stating on Monday. The embassy also said that it is monitoring his condition closely.
The embassy statement said that when it became aware of the citizen's condition, it contacted the competent authorities in Kuwait to check on his condition. The embassy also expressed its thanks and appreciation to the competent authorities in Kuwait for the healthcare accorded to the Saudi citizen.
It stressed that the Saudi citizens in Kuwait should follow the instructions issued by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health and adhere to its procedures. They should call the embassy's emergency phone number (0096551121069) in case of an emergency.
Saudi Arabia will coordinate with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health to treat the Saudi citizen the Kingdom's Ministry of Health said on Monday.
The new coronavirus hit four more Middle Eastern states on Monday, with Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman reporting new cases and the UAE calling on its citizens not to travel to Iran and Thailand.
Oman also halted flights to and from Iran — which is battling the deadliest outbreak outside China —with immediate effect.
The move came shortly after two Omani women who had returned from Iran were diagnosed with the disease.
The three cases in Kuwait and the one in Bahrain were also in individuals who had returned from Iran, where the virus has claimed the lives of 12 people.
Bahrain also shut three schools after a man who had transported children to the institutions tested positive after returning from Iran on Feb. 21 via Dubai airport, the Health Ministry said.
In Kuwait, a 53-year-old Kuwaiti, a 61-year-old Saudi national and a 21-year-old stateless Arab who tested positive had all returned from Iran's holy city of Mashhad, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry said.
In Iraq, the virus was confirmed in an Iranian national studying in the southern shrine city of Najaf, health officials said.
All seven bourses in the Gulf states were down on Monday as fears of a pandemic hit crude prices. The Saudi stock exchange led the slide, shedding 2.95 percent.
Iran's confirmed death toll rose to 12 on Monday, with the government vowing to be transparent and dismissing a lawmaker's claim the toll could be as high as 50.
The outbreak has prompted travel bans from nearby countries.
Last week, Kuwait banned entry of all ships from the Islamic republic and suspended flights to and from the country.
Kuwait also banned non-citizens coming from Iran from entering the Gulf state and operated chartered flights to bring back hundreds of Kuwaiti Shiite pilgrims from the Islamic republic.
Around a third of Kuwait's 1.4 million citizens are Shiite Muslims, who travel regularly to Iran to visit religious shrines. Kuwait also hosts roughly 50,000 Iranian workers.
Over half of Bahrain's population of under one million are Shiites, who also travel frequently to Iran.
The United Arab Emirates has already announced 13 cases of the novel coronavirus, all of them foreigners. The latest were a 70-year-old Iranian man, whose condition is unstable, and his 64-year-old wife.
On Monday, Abu Dhabi authorities called on all UAE citizens "to not travel to Iran and Thailand at present and up until further notice" as part of its efforts to monitor and contain the spread of the disease.
UAE airlines have suspended most flights to China — where the virus first emerged in December — except to the capital Beijing, but have not yet taken any measures to restrict travel to and from Iran. Around half a million Iranians live and work in the UAE.
Two Gulf states — Saudi Arabia and Qatar — remain free of the virus, but all have suspended flights to China.
Qatar Airways said on Monday that people arriving from Iran and South Korea would be asked to stay in home isolation or a quarantine facility for 14 days.
China's death toll from COVID-19 rose to nearly 2,600 on Monday, while the virus has now spread to more than 30 countries. — Agencies


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