The four who tested positive had returned from Dubai and Germany | PTI photo for representation

Madhya Pradesh on Friday reported its first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

The chief medical health officer (CMHO) said that four cases of the novel coronavirus tested positive in Jabalpur.

The CMHO added that the four had returned from Dubai and Germany.

MADHYA PRADESH COUPLE QUARANTINED FOR SUSPECTED EXPOSURE

A doctor couple was on Tuesday quarantined in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh for suspected exposure to coronavirus, an official said.

The couple had visited Bangkok recently, collector Shashank Mishra told PTI.

They are in the district quarantine facility, he added.

CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS, CINEMA HALLS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS

The Madhya Pradesh government earlier had ordered the closure of schools, cinema halls, museums and other establishments in the state.

Bus services between Indore in Madhya Pradesh and cities in Maharashtra would be suspended from March 21 to March 31 in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

(With inputs from PTI)