Three new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded in Qatar, the country's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced today.

Out of these, two are Qatari citizens while the third case is that of their family member, who is of a different nationality not disclosed yet.

تم إدخال المصابين إلى مركز الأمراض الانتقالية تحت العزل التام لتلقي العلاج وهم في حالة صحية مستقرة، وتؤكد الوزارة أن المصابين لم يخالطوا أفراد المجتمع منذ وصولهم، ولا تزال مؤشرات تفشي المرض في #قطر منخفضة، يذكر أن جميع الحالات التي تم الإعلان عنها مؤخراً تتمتع بوضع صحي مستقر

— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) March 6, 2020

All three individuals confirmed to have the virus had recently returned to Qatar from Iran.

The Ministry confirmed that all three have been admitted to Hamad Medical Corporation's Communicable Diseases Center and remain under strict isolation and infection control procedures. 

The individuals have not had any contact with the wider community ever since their arrival in the country. 

MoPH has assured the public that it continues to implement the highest level of monitoring, detection and management procedures to protect the people of Qatar from being affected by the virus. 

It reiterated that the risk of the coronavirus spreading in the country still remains low.

With the three additional cases reported today, the total number of coronavirus cases in Qatar has reached 11. 

For all you need to know about the COVID-19 disease, click here. 

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