Saudi Arabia - 4 more coronavirus cases in Jeddah - April 12, 2014

[Giuseppe]

Posted on Twitter by me at 9.05 exactly.

[Source: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, full page in Arabic: (LINK). Automatic translation.]


Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health announces four new MERS-CoV cases in Jeddah

(April 12 2014)


In the context of the work of epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the novel coronavirus that causes Middel East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) Ministry announces the registration of four cases of HIV infection in Jeddah.

The first case is a health worker, 26 years old, without symptoms.

The second case is a health care worker, 58 years old, in stable condition.

The third case is a 71 years old, in stable condition.

The case is a health care worker, 39 years old, without symptoms.
Note that it has been examined 200 samples during the last period, all negative except those stated above.

Based on the total number of cases recorded so far, the mortality rate has decreased from 42% to 35.9% and thankfully, note that the proportion of deaths worldwide amounted to 38%.


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[tetano]

Re: Saudi Arabia - 4 more coronavirus cases in Jeddah - April 12, 2014

MERS kills foreigner in Saudi Arabia

A foreigner has died from the deadly MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, while Yemen has reported its first case of the disease.

The foreign man, whose nationality has not been disclosed, died from the coronavirus as eight others in the kingdom, including five health workers in the city of Jeddah, were infected.

The death brings the nationwide toll in the world's most-affected country to 68, with 189 people infected.

The Saudi health ministry, which announced the death, said five health workers - two women and three men - and three other people had been infected by MERS in Jeddah.

The announcement came days after panic over the spread of the virus among medical staff led to the closure of the emergency room at the city's main public hospital.

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/04/mers-kills-foreigner-saudi-arabia-201441384752905748.html