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Riyadh warns residents as Mers cases rise
Health Ministry confirms 23 new occurrences this month
Reuters
Published: 16:17 October 27, 2014
Gulf News
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia?s Health Ministry on Monday urged residents to renew precautions against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) after a rise in new cases of the disease since early September.
The Health Ministry has announced a total of 23 confirmed new cases this month of the virus, which causes coughing, fever and sometimes fatal pneumonia. In addition to the 12 cases detected in September, this brings the total number in the kingdom to 777 since it was identified in 2012, of which 331 died...
...Saudi authorities said at the end of the Haj that they had not detected any new cases of Mers among pilgrims, but of the new cases confirmed in October, seven were in the pilgrimage centres of Makkah and Madinah and five in nearby Taif, which many pilgrims also visit.
Riyadh warns residents as Mers cases rise
Health Ministry confirms 23 new occurrences this month
Reuters
Published: 16:17 October 27, 2014
Gulf News
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia?s Health Ministry on Monday urged residents to renew precautions against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) after a rise in new cases of the disease since early September.
The Health Ministry has announced a total of 23 confirmed new cases this month of the virus, which causes coughing, fever and sometimes fatal pneumonia. In addition to the 12 cases detected in September, this brings the total number in the kingdom to 777 since it was identified in 2012, of which 331 died...
...Saudi authorities said at the end of the Haj that they had not detected any new cases of Mers among pilgrims, but of the new cases confirmed in October, seven were in the pilgrimage centres of Makkah and Madinah and five in nearby Taif, which many pilgrims also visit.