Thursday, August 22, 2013

Saudi Arabia: 2 new MERS cases, 1 death in Riyadh.

T. nudiventris bats - aka 'Tomb Bat'.

Saudi Arabia: 2 new MERS cases, 1 death in Riyadh.HT: Croft.

Via the Saudi Ministry of Health: Two New Cases of Novel Coronavirus Recorded and another Case Passed Away in Riyadh.
Within the framework of the epidemiological surveillance of the novel Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that two confirmed cases of this virus have been recorded in Riyadh. The first infected case is a 50-year-old female citizen with cancer and other chronic diseases. She is currently at the ICU receiving the proper treatment.   
As for second case, he is a 70-year-old resident with several chronic diseases. He is currently at the ICU receiving the proper treatment.   
Moreover, the Ministry of Health has announced the death of a 54 year-old citizen with chronic diseases; who had been previously announced to be infected with this virus- May Allah have mercy upon him.

Related:  Two news MERS-CoV cases and the death of an existing case, all from Riyadh

A very piecemeal way of disclosing public health information. I can't imagine this gives many prospective visitors a good sense of the situation being under control and carefully managed.


  Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bats, Saudi Arabia

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