FILE PHOTO: General view of Bahrain's financial district in Manama, Bahrain, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed
Bahrain reported 77 new coronavirus cases among citizens evacuated from Iran by plane, the Gulf state's health ministry said on Wednesday, for a total of 189 infections, while two meetings of G20 economies in Saudi Arabia were postponed.
Bahrain's new cases were among 165 individuals flown home on Tuesday in the first repatriation flight from Iran chartered by the health ministry. A second flight is set for Thursday.
Those who did not test positive will be quarantined in a dedicated facility, the government communications office said in a separate statement.
Airlines are cancelling flights across the region as governments try to stem the spread of the virus.
All Gulf Arab states have recorded infections but no deaths.
On Wednesday, Kuwait reported three new cases, taking its total infections to 72.
Saudi recorded one new virus infection in an Egyptian transiting through Jeddah airport on his way to Cairo, state media said on Wednesday, taking its tally to 21.
