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First coronavirus case in Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health confirms
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Saudi Arabia has reported the first case of coronavirus, the Saudi health ministry announced on Monday.
The Kingdom revealed that the infected case is a citizen who came from Iran via Bahrain, according to the official news agency.
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