Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, full page: (LINK). Automatic translation from Arabic.]
Saudi Arabia Health Minister of MERS-CoV current situation
(April 20 2014)
Revealed the Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah recording 13 new cases of novel Coronavirus included 7 cases in Jeddah and 4 in Riyadh and one in each of the Medina and Najran added to the 244 case the former announced in all regions of the Kingdom and His Excellency stressed that the ministry is doing Jhdhalahtwae virus and stressing the readiness Ministry of Hajj and Umrah seasons Bmaldiha of extensive experience as a scientific reference has become a medicine in the crowds.
This came during a press conference held by His Excellency this afternoon in the presence of members of the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases and embryos national infection control,
His Excellency the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases confirmed that the actions taken in the health facilities in line with international standards and national infection control and do not need to additions to the readiness and availability All hardware and supplies needed to deal with the cases.
He assured His Excellency that did not record any case in schools and thankfully it is what I consider a positive sign that the cases recorded amid health practitioners began less, as the mortality rate decreased from 60% at the beginning of the emergence of the virus to 35% last week to fall to 32% today.
He predicted Ma'aleh high number of cases registered in the coming weeks due to increased epidemiological investigation, noting that he was examined 20 thousand cases, which underlines the size of the work being done by the Ministry of Health, announced Ma'aleh that National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases and the consent of all its members, who represent most of the state ministries and health sectors and sector will hold a private meeting daily to see the developments of the virus.
He noted that the ministry has called 22 experts from the World Health Organization and the Centers for controlling epidemics in Europe, America and East Asia, and experts from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the meeting this weekend at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health to view these cases and come up with new recommendations, as the Ministry of Health called the world's experts and national experts, as well as 5 companies called global manufacturer of vaccines for cooperation with the Ministry of Health for research on the possibility of manufacturing the vaccine through the information known about the virus.
... showed the national infectious diseases that the total cases registered in the province of Jeddah reached 64 cases, of which 12 died registered cases accounted for 18%, which is lower than the overall rate of mortality, which is 32%.
The pant Committee that he and the interest of the Ministry of Health to provide all members of the community, the media and social networking guidelines of health and medical advice on HIV corona virus that causes AIDS Middle East respiratory, and inform them of the developments around it, they invite everyone to access the link on the disease through the Ministry's website www .moh.gov.sa / coronanew, or communicate via toll-free phone 8002494444 or 937 center, or through a Twitter account in the ministry saudimoh @, and wish for all health and safety.
And about some of the allegations of medical in finding a cure for the disease or eliminate the virus in ambulances committee said it is based on the basis of purely scientific in dealing with the cases, and that there is no scientific evidence for this information, and we deal with any scientific study or scientific research arbitrator according to scientific standards accepted, we are ready for adoption.
He HE d. Al-Rabiah said the National Committee of Scientific Infectious Diseases includes members and consultants for Infectious Diseases and family medicine and community and public health of all health authorities in the Kingdom which the Ministries of Defense, the National Guard, Interior, Education, and Health and the Faculty of Medicine at King Saud University and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Saudi Aramco, which approved the policy preventive pursued by the Ministry of Health.
The Commission stated that there is a difference to the Ministry of Health is working around the clock, and the procedures for infection control and sterilization places and complete the necessary procedures for infection control.
And demonstrated Committee that there had been cases in the sectors of health following a Ministries of Defense, the National Guard, Interior, Health, as well as the private sector and university hospitals, and Saudi Aramco, which reported:
And confirmed the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases that the disease has no vaccine or preventive treatment of qualitative and unknown source of contagion is not known how infection is transmitted from one person to another until now. The research is still ongoing with regard to the basic knowledge of the source of infection, where samples are taken in several regions of the Kingdom and it was up to the stage of the epidemic as the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization, health is authorized to announce it.
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Saudi Arabia Health Minister of MERS-CoV current situation
(April 20 2014)
Revealed the Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah recording 13 new cases of novel Coronavirus included 7 cases in Jeddah and 4 in Riyadh and one in each of the Medina and Najran added to the 244 case the former announced in all regions of the Kingdom and His Excellency stressed that the ministry is doing Jhdhalahtwae virus and stressing the readiness Ministry of Hajj and Umrah seasons Bmaldiha of extensive experience as a scientific reference has become a medicine in the crowds.
This came during a press conference held by His Excellency this afternoon in the presence of members of the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases and embryos national infection control,
His Excellency the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases confirmed that the actions taken in the health facilities in line with international standards and national infection control and do not need to additions to the readiness and availability All hardware and supplies needed to deal with the cases.
He assured His Excellency that did not record any case in schools and thankfully it is what I consider a positive sign that the cases recorded amid health practitioners began less, as the mortality rate decreased from 60% at the beginning of the emergence of the virus to 35% last week to fall to 32% today.
He predicted Ma'aleh high number of cases registered in the coming weeks due to increased epidemiological investigation, noting that he was examined 20 thousand cases, which underlines the size of the work being done by the Ministry of Health, announced Ma'aleh that National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases and the consent of all its members, who represent most of the state ministries and health sectors and sector will hold a private meeting daily to see the developments of the virus.
He noted that the ministry has called 22 experts from the World Health Organization and the Centers for controlling epidemics in Europe, America and East Asia, and experts from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the meeting this weekend at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health to view these cases and come up with new recommendations, as the Ministry of Health called the world's experts and national experts, as well as 5 companies called global manufacturer of vaccines for cooperation with the Ministry of Health for research on the possibility of manufacturing the vaccine through the information known about the virus.
... showed the national infectious diseases that the total cases registered in the province of Jeddah reached 64 cases, of which 12 died registered cases accounted for 18%, which is lower than the overall rate of mortality, which is 32%.
The pant Committee that he and the interest of the Ministry of Health to provide all members of the community, the media and social networking guidelines of health and medical advice on HIV corona virus that causes AIDS Middle East respiratory, and inform them of the developments around it, they invite everyone to access the link on the disease through the Ministry's website www .moh.gov.sa / coronanew, or communicate via toll-free phone 8002494444 or 937 center, or through a Twitter account in the ministry saudimoh @, and wish for all health and safety.
And about some of the allegations of medical in finding a cure for the disease or eliminate the virus in ambulances committee said it is based on the basis of purely scientific in dealing with the cases, and that there is no scientific evidence for this information, and we deal with any scientific study or scientific research arbitrator according to scientific standards accepted, we are ready for adoption.
He HE d. Al-Rabiah said the National Committee of Scientific Infectious Diseases includes members and consultants for Infectious Diseases and family medicine and community and public health of all health authorities in the Kingdom which the Ministries of Defense, the National Guard, Interior, Education, and Health and the Faculty of Medicine at King Saud University and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Saudi Aramco, which approved the policy preventive pursued by the Ministry of Health.
The Commission stated that there is a difference to the Ministry of Health is working around the clock, and the procedures for infection control and sterilization places and complete the necessary procedures for infection control.
And demonstrated Committee that there had been cases in the sectors of health following a Ministries of Defense, the National Guard, Interior, Health, as well as the private sector and university hospitals, and Saudi Aramco, which reported:
- Ministry of Health Hospitals: 103 cases
- Ministry of Defense hospitals: 46 cases,
- Ministry of National Guard Hospitals: 30 cases,
- Security Forces Hospitals: 6 cases, and
- university hospitals: 6 cases,
- hospitals Aramco: 14 cases
- hospitals private health Sector: 26 cases
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh & Jeddah: 13 cases
And confirmed the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases that the disease has no vaccine or preventive treatment of qualitative and unknown source of contagion is not known how infection is transmitted from one person to another until now. The research is still ongoing with regard to the basic knowledge of the source of infection, where samples are taken in several regions of the Kingdom and it was up to the stage of the epidemic as the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization, health is authorized to announce it.
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