Thursday, December 26, 2013

#MERS #Coronavirus Saudi Arabia MOH Reports 5 New Cases - December 26, 2013

[My last report out of the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia was of 4 new cases, reported on December 20, and can be found here.  It a nutshell, what we have below is a 57 yo, under treatment.  We have a 73 yo who is confirmed and has died.  The remaining 3 cases are all in the healthcare field, and have had contact with confirmed cases, yet are asymptomatic.  Both the 57, 73 and 2 Healthcare workers were reported on the 20th, thus this is repeated.  One Healthcare worker  is a new report since the 20th.]

In the context of the work of epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the virus (Corona) the new strain of AIDS Middle East respiratory MERS-CoV Ministry announces the registration of five cases in Riyadh, the first citizen at the age of 57 years old, suffering several chronic diseases, and receiving treatment care Concentrated, asking God has cured, the second citizen at the age of 73 years old, had been suffering several chronic diseases, has passed away, may he rest in peace, and the third is a resident at the age of 43 years, working in the health sector and the contact with the confirmed cases, and has no symptoms, and the fourth a resident at the age of 35 years, working in the health sector, and Mkhalt of confirmed cases and has no symptoms, and the fifth citizen at the age of 27 years, working in the health sector, and Mkhalt of confirmed cases, and has no symptoms, asking God for their healing all. http://www.moh.gov.sa/CoronaNew/PressReleases/Pages/mediastatemenet-2013-12-25-001.aspx

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