id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-127860-9fngwsh3 Reyad, Omar Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Strike on Arab Countries and Territories: A Situation Report I 2020-03-20 .txt text/plain 1354 85 63 title: Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Strike on Arab Countries and Territories: A Situation Report I The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus called COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV that first identified in Wuhan, China. Covid-19 is considered as the second Coronavirus outbreak that affects the Middle East region, following the MERS-CoV which was reported in Saudi Arabia in the year 2012. United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the first Middle East Arab country to report a Coronaviruspositive case, following the Wuhan city Coronavirus outbreak in China. In this work, the up-to-date information about COVID-19 is provided and the situation in Arab countries and territories regarding the COVID-19 outbreak is presented. The disease causes respiratory illness (such as the flu) with other symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. The disease causes respiratory illness (such as the flu) with other symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. ./cache/cord-127860-9fngwsh3.txt ./txt/cord-127860-9fngwsh3.txt