(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s health ministry confirmed the kingdom’s first positive coronavirus case, state-run Saudi News Agency reported on Monday.

Protective masks © Bloomberg Protective masks Citizen came from Iran via Bahrain and didn’t disclose his travel itinerary at border pointMinistry said the individual is currently isolated at the hospital, and it also isolated individuals who interacted with the confirmed case pending test results

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