Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
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Qatar announces new infection (Corona) to Qatari citizen
22/10/2014
Doha - 22-10 (KUNA) - The Supreme Council for the health of the country for the registration of a new case of laboratory confirmed infection (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome, the Middle East, the Qatari citizen at the age (34 years).
The council said in a press statement that the patient had complained of fever for a week and required his health being transferred to an ambulance and emergency unit of Hamad Hospital has been conducting a medical examination, including laboratory tests on suspicion of infecting a patient with pneumonia.
The statement added that laboratory results from reference laboratories HMC confirmed the presence of virus (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East.
He said that immediately upon receipt of the communication team epidemiological investigation work and investigation procedures adopted, including monitoring contacts and make sure they are free from symptoms suspected the necessary tests and work with them to communicate with them for two weeks to follow up on their condition.
As part of the response to cases of (Corona) was the Supreme Council of Health Qatar has circulated a mention for all health facilities the state to raise the degree of preparedness and reporting any suspected case with the tightening of the commitment of health workers applying the requirements of infection control while continuing the implementation of the axes of the national plan to combat the virus (Corona) that causes Acquired Middle East, which include respiratory and tighten surveillance and treatment of patients isolate suspected cases with the application of the standard requirements for infection control and dissemination of health education on ways to prevent the disease with a focus on groups most vulnerable to injury.
KUNA
Qatar announces new infection (Corona) to Qatari citizen
22/10/2014
Doha - 22-10 (KUNA) - The Supreme Council for the health of the country for the registration of a new case of laboratory confirmed infection (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome, the Middle East, the Qatari citizen at the age (34 years).
The council said in a press statement that the patient had complained of fever for a week and required his health being transferred to an ambulance and emergency unit of Hamad Hospital has been conducting a medical examination, including laboratory tests on suspicion of infecting a patient with pneumonia.
The statement added that laboratory results from reference laboratories HMC confirmed the presence of virus (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East.
He said that immediately upon receipt of the communication team epidemiological investigation work and investigation procedures adopted, including monitoring contacts and make sure they are free from symptoms suspected the necessary tests and work with them to communicate with them for two weeks to follow up on their condition.
As part of the response to cases of (Corona) was the Supreme Council of Health Qatar has circulated a mention for all health facilities the state to raise the degree of preparedness and reporting any suspected case with the tightening of the commitment of health workers applying the requirements of infection control while continuing the implementation of the axes of the national plan to combat the virus (Corona) that causes Acquired Middle East, which include respiratory and tighten surveillance and treatment of patients isolate suspected cases with the application of the standard requirements for infection control and dissemination of health education on ways to prevent the disease with a focus on groups most vulnerable to injury.
KUNA
