Coronavirus: Latest updates as UAE confirms new case

WHO calls on countries to act with 'speed, scale and clear-minded determination' as case numbers continue to climb

A woman wears a protective face mask as she walks in Tunis, Tunisia. Reuters

Members of the Iraqi civil defence disinfect a mosque in Najaf linked to a recent confirmed case of coronavirus. AFP

Members of the Iraqi civil defence disinfect a home in Najaf linked to a recent confirmed case of coronavirus. AFP

A member of the Iraqi civil defence prepares to disinfect a neighbourhood in Najaf. AFP

Moroccan health workers are pictured at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport on March 3, 2020 during measures against the coronavirus COVID-19. AFP

Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy in Casablanca. AFP

Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy in Casablanca. AFP

Members of the Tunisian health ministry's coronavirus diease crisis group respond to phone calls in Tunis. AFP

An Iranian woman wears a protective mask in the capital Tehran has scrambled to halt the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus, shutting schools and universities. AFP

A woman wearing a mask lights a candle at the St Louis of the French church in Rome. AP

A woman leaves the a pre-triage medical tent in front of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. AFP

Medical staff check information as patients infected by the coronavirus leave from Wuhan No 3 Hospital to Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. AFP

An Indonesian official checks the body temperature of a Vietnamese fisherman after Indonesia's authority arrested five foreign boats for illegal fishing, in Batam. AFP

Medical staff assist a patient infected by the coronavirus leaving from Wuhan No 3 Hospital to travel to Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. AFP

Students wearing facemasks wash their hands before attending a class in Secunderabad, India. AFP

Health officials check a baby's temperature at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. AP

Medics load a person into an ambulance the Life Care Centre in Kirkland, Washington, US. Reuters

Tourists walk, one of them wearing a protective face mask, in the Old City of Tunis. Reuters

Emiratis and residents were urged to avoid foreign travel as airports in the UAE stepped up checks on arriving passengers.

The UAE confirmed a new case of the novel coronavirus in a 17-year-old student on Thursday.

The death toll from the outbreak in Iran exceeded 3,500 on Thursday, with more than 100 deaths.

In the US, several states recorded their first cases of the virus on Thursday, as President Donald Trump sought again to reassure the American people that his government had the situation under control.

Here are some of the main stories today: 

• UAE steps up virus checks at airports and warns against travel abroad
• Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah
• UAE confirms new coronavirus case
• Abu Dhabi and Dubai private schools will not refund fees despite closures