The local authorities in Yemen's coronavirus-infested city of Taiz approved strict measures on Friday to contain the global pandemic in the country's southwestern city.

The Yemeni Government has called on the United Nations to rump up pressure upon Houthi rebels to act jointly against coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik and the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Marck Lowcock discussed on Friday through a telephone call the ongoing preparations for Yemen donors conference 2020 scheduled for next Tuesday.

Ministry of Public Health and Population received 16 tons of medicines and protection and safety requirements to control coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Emergency Committee in Taiz announced 8 more coronavirus infection cases on Thursday.

The first flight carrying 151 Yemeni passengers were trapped abroad due to coronavirus arrived on Thursday at Sayoon international airport coming from the Jordanian capital Amman.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has ordered the security authorities and the local people of valley and desert Hadhramout to team in consolidating security in the eastern Yemen province.

Ministry of Public Health and Population received on Thursday a team of medical doctors and technicians to help establishing a medical unit for receiving and treating coronavirus infected cases.

Minister of Information Muammer al-Iryani warned of the increasingly growing of engaging the African refugees and illegal migrants by Iran-allied Houthi militia in combat operations to harm Yemen's security and stability.

Yemen's Information Minister said the Iran-backed theocratic militia of Houthis controlling territories in the country's north is handling the global covid-19 plague "in the Iranian style."

Yemen's armed forces killed 11 armed Houthis in repelling a military advance attempt by the theocratic militants east of the capital Sana'a. A military source told Saba the militia tried to overrun an army outpost south of Nehm district to the east of Sana'a but the army repelled them, killed 11 militants and injured others.

Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik made a phone call Wednesday evening to the General Chief of Staff (Lt Gen) Saghear bin Aziz.

Vice President of the Republic (Lt Gen) Ali Mohsen Saleh phoned the General Chief of Staff (Lt Gen) Saghear Hamood bin Aziz to extend his condolences to him on the martyrdom of his son and a number of servicemen who were killed on Tuesday in a missile attack carried out by Iran-allied Houthi rebels.

High Emergency Committee tasked with countering coronavirus pandemic announced that it will operate the first air flight to evacuate the Yemeni nationals who have been trapped abroad due to coronavirus tomorrow, Thursday.

Ambassador of the Peoples' Republic of China to the Republic of Yemen Kang Yong said" China's food aids allocated to May would arrive in Yemen within few days ahead", noting that new shipment of Chinese medical aids will arrive today, Wednesday.

Two of the activists held hostages by the Houthis in Sana'a have contracted the novel coronavirus in their detention place, local sources in the theocratic militia-held city anonymously told the NGO Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik has ordered security authorities to investigate into the assassination of a number of his escorts by a suspected terror attack in eastern Yemen's Hadhramout on Tuesday.

Yemen's Information Minister said the Iran-backed theocratic militia of Houthis controlling territories in the country's north is handling the global covid-19 plague "in the Iranian style."

Emergency Committee announced Tuesday that four more coronavirus infection cases were registered.

Ministr of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasser Ba-aum stated that the government is devoting all available resources to contain coronavirus (Covid-19) and it has been coordinating with the donors and international organizations to mobilize support to the governmental efforts in this regard.