The first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Lebanon on Friday after a woman arrived from Iran was found to be positive. The 45-year-old woman had arrived from Irans Qom and was being quarantined, a source at a Beirut hospital said. Lebanons Health Minister Hamad Hassan held a news conference on Friday to address the case. Two other suspected cases were being followed and authorities were taking all necessary precautions in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization, he confirmed.