The United Arab Emirates confirmed 14 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of people diagnosed to 59, state news agency WAM reported.
Of the new cases, there were four Emiratis, three Italians, two each from Bangladesh and Nepal, and a Russian, Syrian and Indian diagnosed with the virus, WAM reported, citing the country’s Health Ministry.
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The pandemic has spread to more than 90 countries around the world, an estimated 3,600 people and affected more than 100,000 ever since it began spreading from the wet markets in Wuhan, China, to other parts of the world.
The outbreak of the virus in Iran is one of the deadliest outside of China, where the disease originated.
With 1,945 cases, the capital Tehran remains the province with the most cases, according to the official.
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