Tag: Coronavirus
Health Experts Concerned about MERS before Hajj Pilgrimage
On Friday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced four more cases of the new coronavirus infection, now known as Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)....
Six New MERS Coronavirus Reported in UAE, Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, the World Health Organization reported six new cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS-CoV) were confirmed in the United Arab Emirates...
First Case of MERS Coronavirus Confirmed in UAE
The Health Authority in Abu Dhabi announced yesterday evening an Emirati man was diagnosed with MERS coronavirus and is now hospitalized in Abu Dhabi....
WHO Emergency Committee Gathers to Discuss MERS Threat
Globally, the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, has reached a total of 80, including 44 deaths. And while thousands of Muslims...
Number of MERS Cases Escalates
One Death and 7 New MERS Cases Announced
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia announced seven new laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome...
MERS Poses Threat in Hospitals, Yet No Panic in Saudi Arabia
After visiting Saudi Arabia, a team of experts concluded that the new Middle East coronavirus poses a great threat to patients and health workers...
Genetic Make-up of MERS Mapped Out
Study Released in Saudi Arabia to Help Control MERS
The first large step into controlling and maybe even eradicating the new Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome...
WHO Advice for Healthy Travel to Saudi Arabia
One of the newest and deadliest respiratory viruses, the novel coronavirus or MERS, have first appeared in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. And as...
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Italy
In a statement from June 2, 2013, the World Health Organization announced three new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)...
Coronavirus claims another life in Saudi Arabia; Tunisia announces 3 cases
There are no new cases of the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, but one of the patients in the Eastern Region died yesterday, bringing...
Respiratory Viruses Threaten to Cause Global Outbreaks
Viral pandemics occur with surprising regularity throughout world history and today we are battling with not one, but two respiratory viruses which threaten to...
More Coronavirus Cases in Saudi Arabia
After announcing four cases of novel coronavirus late on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency added two more in it the Eastern region last night,...
New Coronavirus Cases in Saudi Arabia Confirmed
Four new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Saudi Press...
Novel Coronavirus can transmit from person-to-person
WHO Press Statement Related to the Novel Coronavirus Situation
The emergence of this new coronavirus is globally recognized as an important and major challenge for...
How Dangerous is the New Coronavirus?
New reports from the past months by the World Health Organization have linked a new deadly virus with countries in the Middle East. The...
UAE Man Dies from New SARS-Like Virus; Population Not Endangered
The new deadly coronavirus that first appeared in Saudi Arabia last year claimed its 11th victim, according to the World Health Organization. A 73-year-old...