Saudi Arabia has announced eleven new cases of MERS infections. The new cases bring to 272 the total number of MERS infections, including 81 deaths, registered across the kingdom.
Two Foreigners Die of MERS in Jeddah
Fear is rising over the spread of the dreaded respiratory virus as two foreigners have died of the MERS virus in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
Fear is rising over the spread of the dreaded respiratory virus as two foreigners have died of the MERS virus in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
A spike in MERS cases and public fears prompted the Gulf state to dismiss its health minister, Abdullah al-Rabiah, on Monday without an official explanation.
Rabiah last week visited hospitals in Jeddah to calm a public hit by panic over the spread of the virus among medical staff that triggered the temporary closure of the city's King Fahd Hospital emergency room.
Foreigner Dies of MERS in Saudi, Report Sources
In the Saudi capital a foreigner has died after she contracted MERS, reports health ministry, bringing the nationwide death toll to 73.
In the Saudi capital a foreigner has died after she contracted MERS, reports health ministry, bringing the nationwide death toll to 73.
Fakieh promised "transparency and to promptly provide the media and society with the information needed" on the virus.
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64 Villagers in Malaysia Quarantined Over MERS Virus
64 people in a village in Malaysia have been quarantined after one of the residents died of a respiratory illness.
64 people in a village in Malaysia have been quarantined after one of the residents died of a respiratory illness.
The virus is considered a deadlier but less-transmissible cousin of the SARS virus which erupted in Asia in 2003 and infected 8,273 people, nine percent of whom died.
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After UAE Nurse Scare of MERS, Philippines Boosts MERS Monitoring
The Philippines announced Saturday that it was stepping up its defenses against the MERS virus, as there are large numbers of Filipino workers in the Middle East, and are seen as potential carriers.
The Philippines announced Saturday that it was stepping up its defenses against the MERS virus, as there are large numbers of Filipino workers in the Middle East, and are seen as potential carriers.
A recent study said the virus has been "extraordinarily common" in camels for at least 20 years, and it may have been passed directly from the animals to humans.
The World Health Organisation said on April 20 that it had been informed of 250 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS infection worldwide, of which 93 had been fatal.
Source-AFP
