Lebanon reports its first confirmed coronavirus case 

Lebanon has recorded its first confirmed coronavirus case, and two other suspected cases are being investigated, Lebanese Health Minister Hassan Hamad said on Friday.

"The virus was found in a 45-year-old Lebanese woman who had traveled from Qom in Iran," Hamad said.

The patient is under quarantine and is being transferred to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, media outlets reported citing hospital officials.