Five new coronavirus cases reported in Yemen‏

The legitimate Yemeni government on Wednesday reported five new coronavirus cases amid warnings by health and aid organizations the pandemic could have dire consequences in the country.

The United Nations has declared Yemen, where war a conflict erupted in 2014, as "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" with millions suffering malnutrition and a crumpling healthcare system.

So far, Yemen has been largely spared from the spread of coronavirus, reporting only a single case in early April in the southern government-controlled province of Hadramawt.

But five new cases were reported in the southern city of Aden, the committee monitoring the outbreak said in a Twitter post.