The Information Office of the National Center for Disease Control has denied news circulated on social media pages regarding the discovery of suspected cases of coronavirus at the Ras Ajdair border crossing with Tunisia.

The Director of the International Health Supervision Agency at the Ras Ajdair border, Mukhtar Al-Mansouri, confirmed that he was aware of these claims which have been spread on social media about suspected cases being registered at the border.

Al-Mansouri confirmed that these claims are baseless.

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