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Qatar Reports New 238 Coronavirus Cases; 262 Total

Qatar Reports New 238 Coronavirus Cases; 262 Total Confirmed

(Bloomberg) --

Qatar’s health ministry announced 238 new confirmed cases that have tested positive for the coronavirus, its state-run news agency reported.

The gulf nation now has a total of 262 cases, the Qatar News Agency said. “The health ministry said that an increase in confirmed cases is likely” among those who interacted with other individuals who previously tested positive.

The country reported a total of 24 confirmed cases as of March 10, according to its state-run news agency.

To contact the reporter on this story: Nour Al Ali in London at nalali1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Christopher Kingdon at ckingdon@bloomberg.net, Nour Al Ali

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