KUWAIT -- Deputy Prime Minister says the Civil Defense Committee is in permanent session for COVID-19 risks.
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia suspends entry of GCC citizens to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah amid coronavirus fears.
TEHRAN -- Deaths from coronavirus in Iran go up to 34, while confirmed cases reach 388.
LONDON -- The Department of Public Health and Social Care confirms that infections with COVID-19 in the UK rose to 20.
PARIS -- France report a spike in COVID-19 cases to 57.
ISLAMABAD -- At least 20 people are killed in a train-bus collision in Sindh province.
NEW YORK -- UN chief says hostilities in northwest Syria reached "an alarming point." (end) gb