DOHA, Qatar
Qatar's Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday a new case infected with the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of cases in the country to 12.
A ministry statement said the new case is a Qatari national who returned from Iran, and that he was placed under quarantine upon returning to home soil.
Qatar has imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for arrivals to Qatar from countries that have reported a large number of coronavirus cases, including Iran.
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, last December and has now spread to more than 93 countries.
The global death toll