UPDATE - Coronavirus cases rise to 58 in Israel

UPDATES WITH NUMBER OF CASES; CHANGES HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE; EDITS THROUGHOUT

By Abdelraouf Arnaout and Mustafa Deveci

JERUSALEM (AA) - Israel's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported eight new coronavirus cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 58.

A number of people were diagnosed with the disease after recently returning from Azerbaijan, Germany and Switzerland.

Other people also got infected after coming in contact with individuals who tested positive for the virus.

On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced imposing mandatory quarantine for arrivals for 14 days.

The global death toll from the coronavirus is now over 4,000, with nearly 114,000 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The virus originated in China but has reached over 100 countries, with the WHO saying on Monday that the “threat of a pandemic has become very real”.

As part of efforts to contain the outbreak, some governments closed borders and suspended land and air travel with the worst-hit countries.

* Writing by Mahmoud Barakat and Zehra Nur Duz in Ankara.