No MERS Infections During Ramadan Pilgrimage: Saudi Arabia
Authorities said that a large influx of Muslim pilgrims on Saudi Arabia during the fasting month of Ramadan passed without any cases of the MERS coronavirus infection reported.
Authorities said that a large influx of Muslim pilgrims on Saudi Arabia during the fasting month of Ramadan passed without any cases of the MERS coronavirus infection reported.
The virus has killed 46 since September worldwide, 39 of them in Saudi Arabia which neighbours Qatar.
MERS is considered a cousin of the SARS virus that erupted in Asia in 2003 and infected 8,273 people, nine percent of whom died.
Study Says Camel may be MERS Virus Host
Arabian camel can be a possible host of the deadly human MERS virus plaguing the Middle East, say researchers.
Arabian camel can be a possible host of the deadly human MERS virus plaguing the Middle East, say researchers.
Researchers have pointed to the Arabian, or dromedary, camel as a possible host of the virus.
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Coronavirus Claims New Life in Saudi Arabia
The health ministry announced on its website that a man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 17.
The health ministry announced on its website that a man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 17.
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Pilgrim Visas on a Hold to Combat Coronavirus Spread
No visas will be issued to pregnant women, children and the elderly for hajj and umrah to combat the spread of MERS coronavirus, French health ministry said
No visas will be issued to pregnant women, children and the elderly for hajj and umrah to combat the spread of MERS coronavirus, French health ministry said
