BEIRUT/DUBAI — Lebanon recorded its first death from coronavirus on Tuesday, local broadcasters said, adding that the patient had been in quarantine since returning from Egypt.

The government has halted flights for non-residents from epicenters of the virus, shut schools and warned against public gatherings as the total number of cases rose to 41 this week.

Meanwhile, the UAE has confirmed 15 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 74, according to the health ministry, WAM official news agency reported.

The new cases are of different nationalities and have been in quarantine due to precautionary measures taken.

Some were infected upon contact with other confirmed cases and others had recently returned from travel abroad, WAM reports.

A total of 12 people have recovered in the UAE as of Tuesday. — Al Arabiya English