Qatar reports MERS coronavirus fatality
In a follow-up to a report last week, the Qatari Supreme Council of Health has announced the death of a 61-year-old expatriate who was confirmed infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), More...
Qatar reports new case of MERS Coronavirus
A 61-year-old man who was in Qatar looking for work is the latest case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) report Thursday (computer translated). Image/Maureen More...
Kuwait reports first MERS coronavirus cases
The Kuwait Ministry of Health is reporting its first cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a Kuwait MOH tweet Nov. 13. Image/Computer Screen Shot The More...
Four more MERS Coronavirus cases reported from the Middle East, brings global total to 155
There has been four additional Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases reported from news agencies and health officials from three Middle Eastern countries–Saudi Arabia, Qatar and More...
Spain reports an imported case of MERS coronavirus
Spain’s Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality announced today a laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a woman who traveled to and stayed in More...
WHO reports 150th MERS coronavirus case in Saudi Arabian woman
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from Saudi Arabia, according to a Global More...
Three new MERS coronavirus cases reported from Saudi Arabia, global total now at 149
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified of three more laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection from Saudi Arabia, according to the latest WHO More...
Oman reports first MERS coronavirus case, France ‘rules out’ probable case
The government of Oman, on southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, has reported their first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a Oman Daily Observer report Wednesday. Oman More...
France reports ‘probable’ MERS coronavirus case in person who traveled to Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in France is announcing a “probable” case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 43-year-old individual who recently returned from More...
Qatar reports additional case of MERS coronavirus, man worked on farm of previous MERS patient
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting an additional laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Qatar. This thin section, negatively-stained transmission More...
Global MERS coronavirus outbreak up to 144 as Saudi Arabia reports five new cases
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of five additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection from Riyadh and Medinah, according More...
MERS coronavirus: Qatari man is the 139th confirmed case globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today a new laboratory confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a patient from Qatar. QatarImage/CIA According to the update, More...
Saudi Arabia reports two more MERS deaths, brings global total for fatalities to 60
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today in a Global Alert and Response (GAR) of two additional laboratory confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia with More...
WHO: Global MERS coronavirus case count rises to 136
With the addition of six recently confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases from Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization has officially put the global case count at 136, according More...
Saudi Arabia health officials advise Hajj pilgrims to wear mask, elderly to postpone pilgrimage because of MERS
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health came out with some advice for pilgrims of the upcoming Hajj later this month in light of the situation in the country with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), More...
Saudi Arabia MERS coronavirus case count now at 114
The number of people reported from Saudi Arabia confirmed positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has reached 114 cases after the Saudi Health Ministry (MOH) announced six additional More...
WHO committee: MERS coronavirus advice includes increased surveillance related to Hajj pilgrims
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Emergency committee met on Wednesday for the third time since July to go over the latest developments concerning the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) More...
WHO Update: Two Italy MERS cases reclassified as ‘probable’, drops global total to 130
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed the status of two Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases from Italy from confirmed to probable after further analysis of the laboratory More...
Global MERS case count now at 132: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) updated the number of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases today in their latest Global Alert and Response. This thin section, negatively-stained transmission More...
Filipina nurse, working in Saudi Arabia, first confirmed MERS death from Philippines
A 41-year-old female nurse from the Philippines working in Saudi Arabia, died in a Riyadh hospital late last month from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a report in the More...
