Yemen records two new coronavirus cases in Hadhramout
Yemen reported two new coronavirus infections in the province of Hadhramout on Monday, raising the number of diagnosed infections in the war-town country to 12 with two deaths
Hadhramout was where Yemen recorded its first case of the COVID-19 disease on April 10
The two new cases were being treated in an isolation facility in Mukalla, the provincial capital and a port city
The Aden-based emergency coronavirus committee has voiced concern that Houthi officials are not admitting to a coronavirus outbreak in Sanaa
The World Health Organization has said it fears that COVID-19 will impact Yemen severely as the population has some of the lowest levels of immunity to disease compared with other countries
Around 80% of the population, or 24 million people, rely on humanitarian aid and 10 million are at risk of starvation. Disease is rife