UAE raises virus cases to 45

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The United Arab Emirates reported 15 additional cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 45, AP reported.

The health ministry said 13 of the new cases had recently arrived from abroad, and they include three Emirati citizens, two Saudis, two Ethiopians and two Iranians, as well as a person each from Thailand, China, Morocco and India.

Visitors and exhibitors wear masks at the Arab Health Exhibition in Dubai on Jan 29. — AP
Visitors and exhibitors wear masks at the Arab Health Exhibition in Dubai on Jan 29. — AP

The statement gave no further details on where the travelers had come, when they had arrived to the UAE and which ports of entry they had come in from.

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