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  • Turkey - Media report; 3 suspected coronavirus cases in Turkey - recently returned from Saudi Arabia - March 7, 2015

    Three cases of infection with a coronavirus were revealed in the Turkish province of Van, the Sabah newspaper reported March 7.
    Reportedly, two of the infected are women. The infected are the Turkish citizens and have previously come from pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. No further details were disclosed.
    Some 49 hospitals were designated in 43 Turkish provinces for the event of detection of a coronavirus infection.
    The first death case from a coronavirus was recorded in Turkey on Oct. 24, 2014.

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  • #2
    Previous case treated in Turkey:

    #901 - Male, Turkey citizen, worker in Saudi Arabia, hospitalized upon arrival in Turkey October 6, died October 11 - Saudi Arabia Death


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    • #3

      It seems this is only a suspicion.


      3 people were quarantined on suspicion of Van MERS
      March 7, 2015 08:32 (Last updated March 7, 2015 14:18)

      2 female 3 people indicated that they returned from Umrah in Van, MERS was taken on suspicion of disease in quarantine in the city hospital.


      Van
      According to the information received, returned from a visit to Umrah 71 years old Gift Aydin name a couple that can not be learned, headaches since a week, cough, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and fever increases, on Dursun Centenary College with a private hospital in the city, was admitted to Odabaş Medical Center.
      After the checkup, chest infections in interviews conducted with experts and specialists, these people MERS was decided to dispatch to the suspicion of disease Van Regional Training and Research Hospital.
      Future releases will be made regarding the patients quarantined in hospital health status learned, after referral to the couple's Van Regional Training and Research Hospital, a private hospital patients, relatives and staff of the mask he wore, and the cleaning staff hospital of the inner and outer parts of the start washing was observed.
      Corona virus is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the MERS, first appeared in September 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Most of the deaths and illness due to MERS cases recorded in this country.
      "Good general condition of our patients"
      Van Regional Training and Research Hospital Chief Specialist Dr. Jafar Alkhan, with the Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. 2 Remzi returning from Umrah visit to Earth woman made a press statement about the three people taken under observation.
      Of patients with upper respiratory tract infection, the increase and international complaints Centenary College with a private hospital in the city on the new arrival (YY) Dursun reminded that apply to Odabaş Medical Center in Alhama, said he referred to so hospital patients.
      Alhama, the patients Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Assessed and infection due to lack of land by foreign diseases section of transferring the case under observation, he continued:
      "Diagnosed with any MERS virus-positive disease has not been identified, but our patients are available only upper respiratory tract infection symptoms and we've had under observation recently because of the story coming from abroad. examinations of our patients was, began to treatment. We expect Currently consequences. about a week in the results We expect to come in. During this time, our patients will be kept under observation. Good general condition of the patients. No cases requiring intensive care. "
      Before going one on Umrah from patients that the upper respiratory complaints, after returning from Umrah on the continuation of the discomfort Alhama stating admitted to the hospital, did not undergo any problems in services in developing doubt due to the hospital, but stressed that a separate service organized for patients.
      Alhama indicating that all necessary measures have been taken, the Ebola virus is baseless claim, is not present in patients with symptoms of the said virus and previously in similar complaints, adding that there was both viruses.
      Patient treatment and examination of the conduct of Dr. Soil is an epidemic in the previous three months that about 10 people had applied to them, treated so far recorded are not found to have a positive findings in 16 patients.
      Told that they had under observation in order to overcome a social epidemic that could soil the patient reported that the results of the continuation of measures taken to reach the hands.
      Reporter: Sıtkı Stars


      http://www.aa.com.tr/tr/s/475014--va...ntinaya-alindi
      Last edited by sharon sanders; March 7, 2015, 07:34 PM. Reason: format

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      • #4
        Welcome 12Monkeys!

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        • #5
          Thank you ;-)

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