Schools and universities across the country have been suspended for two weeks beginning March 1 on virus fears
Saudi also suspends the use of national identity cards for its citizens and GCC nationals for travel to and from the kingdom
Investors are struggling to gauge whether the virus will turn into a global pandemic
The Gulf nation is well-equipped with quarantine and surveillance facilities to manage the outbreak
The new strain of the coronavirus that reportedly emanated from a food market in China has morphed into an international contagion
The number of coronavirus cases in Kuwait tallies 12, while Oman confirmed four as infected in the sultanate
The first case was of a school bus driver who drove a number of children to three schools on Sunday morning before he showed symptoms of the virus
The two women, who tested positive for the disease, had travelled from Iran
The country has already suspended all flights to and from China, with the exception of Beijing
The total number of coronavirus cases in Kuwait tally five while Bahrain has registered eight cases of the Covid-19 virus
All passengers entering Bahrain will be tested at arrivals
Around 250 people inside a seminary in Qom were believed to have been quarantined on Monday
Bahrain reported a citizen who had arrived from Iran as its first case of the coronavirus infection while Kuwait reported three confirmed cases of the virus
Bullion prices have taken off this year, rising almost 10 per cent, as concerns over the virus deepen
The UAE has so far reported a total of 13 cases of the virus, with three having fully recovered
South Korea reported its first death from the virus on Thursday while in Singapore, more than 80 people have contracted the virus
The GCC Communicable Diseases Committee also held an emergency meeting on January 29 to explore cooperation mechanisms
A 37-year-old Chinese citizen was the latest confirmed case of the new coronavirus infection
The patient, who had lived in Saudi Arabia for the past eight months, was a student at King Abdulaziz University
Health ministry advises the public to source information only from official outlets
Since the outbreak of the virus, the UAE had reported eight cases of which six were of Chinese citizens, while the additional two were of Filipino and Indian nationalities
Saudi suspended travel to China for its citizens and residents last week
Close to 1,200 people were tested to ensure that all who came in contact with the patients had not been infected
The new coronavirus is hurting economic expansion as airlines cancel flights and factories look elsewhere for components they would have bought from China
The eighth case of the new coronavirus in the UAE is that of an Indian national who had interacted with a recently infected person
Liu Yujia, 73, has now tested negative for the virus
China reported a total of 37,198 coronavirus cases less than two months after the virus surfaced in Wuhan
The algorithms will identify a patient as high-risk and raise flags for the patient to be quarantined and treated immediately
Any student, staff or associated family member who has flown in from China in the past 14 days, is to be exempted from school
Passengers travelling from Beijing International Airport will be expected to undergo a 6-8 hour comprehensive medical screening at the airport