Coronavirus cases May 2, 2014 (confirmed cases: 8, confirmed deaths: 0) (suspected cases: 2, suspected deaths: 0) MERS

[Giuseppe]

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


Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported seven new MERS-CoV cases

(May 2 2014)

Daily situation report on cases of Novel Coronavirus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)
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• Total number of confirmed cases within 24 hours: 7 cases.
• A summary of the health status of the cases:
  • One case without symptoms.
  • 4 cases of are stable and receiving treatment.
  • Two in intensive care.
• Distribution of cases to hospitals Kingdom:
  • In the city of Riyadh:
    • woman, 31 years old, in a Riyadh government hospital, developed respiratory symptoms on 28/04/2014 AD, and in stable condition; contact with a confirmed case.
    • woman, 28 years old, in a Riyadh government hospital, without symptoms; contact of a confirmed case.
    • man, 28 years old, in a Riyadh private hospital, with respiratory symptoms on 26/04/2014 AD, and his condition is stable, contact with a confirmed case.
    • Woman, 50 years old, suffering of diabetes, with respiratory symptoms on 01/04/2014 AD, and introduced to a government hospital in Riyadh on 04/22/2014 AD, and receive intensive care treatment.
  • In the province of Jeddah:
    • woman, 38 years old, onset of respiratory symptoms on 04/19/2014 AD, and were introduced to a government hospital in Jeddah on 24.04.2014 AD and in stable condition.
    • Woman, 28 years old, onset of respiratory symptoms on 24/04/2014 AD, and introduced to a private hospital in Jeddah on 04.27.2014 AD, and in stable condition, contact of a confirmed case.
    • man, 60 years old, onset of respiratory symptoms on 04/23/2014 AD, and admitted to a private hospital in Jeddah on 04.24.2014 AD, and receive intensive care treatment.

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[sharon sanders]

Coronavirus cases May 2, 2014 (confirmed cases: 8, confirmed deaths: 0) (suspected cases: 2, suspected deaths: 0) MERS

hat tip Diane Morin

machine translation

No MERS infections in Egypt: Minister of Health
The minister says all the suspected infections in Egypt have turned out to be negative
Ahram Online , Friday 2 May 2014


snip


Despite the minister's statements, a medical source at a health directorate in Qalyubia governorate told MENA news agency that there were two suspected cases of MERS in the governorate.

According to the source the two suspected cases had just returned from Saudi Arabia after completing the Islamic ritual, "Omra."

The source also told MENA that the two suspected cases were currently at 26 July hospital in Al Khankah, Qalyubia where they were undergoing tests.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/100328.aspx

 

[sharon sanders]

Coronavirus cases May 1, 2014 (confirmed cases: 11, confirmed deaths: 0) (suspected cases: 3, suspected deaths: 0) MERS

Coronavirus cases May 1, 2014 (confirmed cases: 11, confirmed deaths: 0) (suspected cases: 3, suspected deaths: 0) MERS

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Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
Friday, May 2, 2014

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

CDC announces first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS-CoV) in the United States


WHAT: CDC and the Indiana State Department of Heath are conducting a joint investigation of the first case of MERS-CoV in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus new to humans, was first reported in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012.


WHO: Anne Schuchat, M.D. (RADM, USPHS) Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service; Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Pamela Pontones, State Epidemiologist, Indiana State Department of Health

WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. ET

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