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    Re: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Statement on Jeddah cluster of MERS-CoV human cases (April 8 2014)

    [Source: Channel NewsAsia, full page: (LINK).]


    MERS fears prompt ER closure at Saudi hospital

    The main public hospital in the Saudi city of Jeddah has closed its emergency room after a rise in cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus among medical staff, medics said on Tuesday.

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  • Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Statement on Jeddah cluster of MERS-CoV human cases (April 8 2014)

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


    Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Statement on Jeddah human cases of MERS-CoV

    (April 8 2014)


    Further to the press releases issued on the status of the Coronavirus in Jeddah province, the Directorate of Health Affairs in Jeddah would like to reassure everyone that the health situation for the Coronavirus stable and there is full coordination between all the sectors concerned and the continuous follow up of His Highness the Emir of Makkah Region and HH Governor of Jeddah and the Minister of Health, where work continues epidemiological investigation and to take all precautionary measures to deal with the virus, where it was easing the pressure on King Fahad General Hospital to refer cases of Red Crescent to other hospitals, which provided an opportunity to take action cleansing gradual emergency department, which lasts for 24 hours only, as ... Directorate and the clarification of the truth Briefing everyone what has been taken from the scientific procedures in accordance with the norms of medical Since the first case of infection with Corona in Jeddah, according to the following:

    • immediately upon receipt of notification suspicion of the first case of a nurse at King Abdul Aziz was taken precautionary measures according to the plan prepared for them and are as follows:
      • been running tests confirmatory of a nurse referred to him and it turned out it positive for the Coronavirus.
      • to activate the operations room ?, which had previously been identified since the emergence of the disease in the Kingdom, which operates 24 hours a day in order to receive reports of suspected in all health facilities both public and private in Jeddah
      • support operations room ? number 6 teams moving every team consists of (a doctor and a technician epidemiology and technical nursing) in order to communicate with the contacts of confirmed cases and the work of epidemiological investigation and the work of preventive measures for them.
      • work of a full scan for workers at King Abdulaziz and contacts, and it turns out that there is no positive case Other.
      • lifting the state of preparedness and awareness of all the preventive measures of the coronavirus.
      • communicating with the people of the status of the patient Ardhiya South and work tests for all contacts and proved to be negative.

    • appeared suspected case later to one of the workers at King Fahd General in Jeddah has been running tests confirmatory and proved to be positive for the virus Koruna.
      • the work of a full scan for workers at King Fahd General in Jeddah and it turns out there are some cases of working contacts emerged as symptoms on three cases of them only while did not show symptoms at rest, which means they are not the source of infection.
      • relieve pressure on the King Fahad General Hospital to refer cases of Red Crescent hospitals other than provided an opportunity to take action sterilization gradual emergency department.
      • assigned to the team coach on communication skills and has information about the disease and how to spread and deal with the cases in order to inform patients and contacts to make them aware and to reduce the spread God forbid.
      • re-circular at all health facilities both public and private related syndrome Middle East respiratory MERS cov and H1N1 flu and epidemiological surveillance for them in order to raise awareness among health workers, especially emergency physicians to report suspected cases with an emphasis on infection control procedures when dealing with all cases.
      • lifted daily report all confirmed cases and follow up on their health status as well as the lifting of the ministry, including emerging.
      • work of epidemiological investigation of all suspected cases and took swabs nasal and toroidal them and send them to the lab regional and follow-up results and inform contacts the results of the analysis and the work of preventive measures for all contacts.
      • ensuring the availability of sufficient quantities of supplies to prevent all hospitals and supporting hospitals Bmshat VTM own work tests for the virus.
      • bringing the number of confirmed cases and previously announced in the governorate of Jeddah (11) Status of whom died (2) two cases - mercy of God - and recovered (6) cases and thankfully there are still (3) cases receive medical care - healed of God ?.

    • stresses of Health Affairs in Jeddah that these measures are in pursuing sustained by His Royal Highness Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Emir of Makkah Region, and His Royal Highness Prince Mishaal bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jeddah, which face all sectors to maintain harnessing all the possibilities to support prevention measures and follow his highness with officials of the ministry to make sure that all procedures are implemented according to standards adopted by the World Health Organization also underscores lack of rumors about any other injuries in hospitals in the ministry to maintain or incidence and mortality among other workers and calls upon everyone elicit information from the official website of the Ministry of www.moh.gov.sa that is updated and the number of cases where the virus aphid site contains all the information and instructions and tips for dealing with Corona virus.

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