Several high-profile Iranian officials have become infected, the latest being Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar.br br New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belarus, Nigeria and Lithuania have confirmed their first virus casesbr Markets around the world have taken a huge hit from the virus - the Australian Securities Exchange closed down 3.3, and other Asian markets are down by a similar amountbr British Airways has cancelled several trips to Italy, Singapore and South Koreabr A cruise that was turned away from several places has now been allowed to dock in Mexico.