Saudi Arabia: Another 4 MERS cases, all in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia: Another 4 MERS cases, all in Riyadh.HT: Croft.

Via the KSA MOH coronavirus page: MOH: ‘Four New Cases of Novel Coronavirus Recorded in Riyadh’. This takes the Kingdom to 104 cases and 47 deaths. The full statement:

Within the framework of the constant monitoring and epidemic surveillance of the novel Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that four new cases have been recorded.

The first case is for a 51-year-old female resident, who was in contact with a confirmed case of this virus, but her health status is stable.

The second case is for a 47-year-old female resident working at the health sector, and she suffers from some mild symptoms.

The third case is for a 39-year-old female resident working also at the health sector, and she suffers from some mild symptoms.

The fourth case is for a 38-year-old male resident working at the health sector. All of them were in contact with a confirmed case of this virus, but their health status is stable, praise be to Allah.

It sounds as if the three healthcare workers were all exposed to a single confirmed MERS patient. Or maybe not. When the reports are so brief, they lend themselves to excessive speculation.