Latest on COVID-19 outbreak in Middle East: 

Iran: State-run IRNA news agency reported that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country stands at 141, among which 22 have been fatal.

Kuwait: Kuwait now has 43 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a health ministry official, who noted that all cases involved people who had returned from Iran.

Bahrain: Bahrain reported seven new cases, raising the total in the country to 33, the health ministry said on Twitter. Flights to and from Iraq and Lebanon have been suspended until further notice, authorities said on Thursday.

Iraq: Iraq has confirmed its sixth case, a young Iraqi man in Baghdad who had traveled from Iran, the health ministry said on Thursday.

Lebanon: Lebanon's health authorities have confirmed the country's second coronavirus case, saying the patient had been to Iran.