MERS coronavirus: a third death in Oman, the first in nearly a year
08 Jan 2015, 3:54 p.m. |. Update: 08 Jan 2015, 3:54 p.m..
The Omani Ministry of Health announced Thursday the death of a patient infected with MERS coronavirus, the third death from the disease in the sultanate.
This is the first death recorded in the Sultanate for almost a year, the ministry said in a statement released by the official news agency ONA.
Oman is a country bordering Saudi Arabia, the first outbreak of coronavirus MERS and the most affected country, which recorded 830 cases of MERS coronavirus, including 358 deaths, since the appearance of the disease in 2012.
Cases of infection have been reported in several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, the United States, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates or Iran, but the majority of those affected had traveled or worked in Saudi Arabia recently.
08 Jan 2015, 3:54 p.m. |. Update: 08 Jan 2015, 3:54 p.m..
The Omani Ministry of Health announced Thursday the death of a patient infected with MERS coronavirus, the third death from the disease in the sultanate.
This is the first death recorded in the Sultanate for almost a year, the ministry said in a statement released by the official news agency ONA.
Oman is a country bordering Saudi Arabia, the first outbreak of coronavirus MERS and the most affected country, which recorded 830 cases of MERS coronavirus, including 358 deaths, since the appearance of the disease in 2012.
Cases of infection have been reported in several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, the United States, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates or Iran, but the majority of those affected had traveled or worked in Saudi Arabia recently.
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