DOHA, Qatar 

Qatar confirmed three more cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the number of total cases to 11.

"The infected are in quarantine; two of the cases are Qatari citizens and one with another nationality who recently returned from Iran," the country's health ministry said in a statement.

On Saturday, Doha revealed the first confirmed coronavirus case in the country.

Qatar has taken several measures to curb the spread of the virus, including restrictions on entrance to the country by land, sea and air.

First detected in China's Wuhan city last December, the coronavirus, also known as