Two cases of MERS infections, a deadly virus first reported two years ago in Saudi Arabia, have been confirmed in Iran for the first time.
Qatar has identified three camels infected with the MERS coronavirus, in the first case of animals contracting the SARS-like virus in the Persian Gulf state.
Saudi Arabia has asked visiting pilgrims to wear masks in crowded places to stop spread of the MERS coronavirus.
Fifteen people in Saudi Arabia have died from a SARS-like virus out of 24 people who contracted it since last August, Saudi Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia says.
Saudi Arabia has announced that five more people have died and two others are undergoing intensive treatment as a result of the new novel coronavirus (NCoV).