UAE announces new case of coronavirus

Tourists wearing surgical masks search for seashells on a beach next to Burj Al Arab on Jan. 29, 2020. (AFP)

• The person, the fifth to be identified as having the virus in the country, arrived from Wuhan, the center of the virus’ outbreak in China
• China is facing deepening isolation over the epidemic as the death toll soared to 259 on Saturday

DUBAI: The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that a new case of coronavirus had been diagnosed in the country on Saturday.
The person, the fifth to be identified as having the virus in the country, arrived from Wuhan, the center of the virus’ outbreak in China.
All five patients are in a stable condition and the ministry called on all citizens and residents to adhere to guidelines that it has provided.
China is facing deepening isolation over the epidemic as the death toll soared to 259 on Saturday, with the US and Australia leading a growing list of nations to impose Chinese travel bans.
With the UK, Russia and Sweden among the countries confirming their first infections, the virus has now spread to more than two dozen nations, sending governments scurrying to limit their exposure.