Qatari patient dies from MERS-CoV at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, brings global death count to 43
A patient from the Arab state of Qatar, who was being treated for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) at a London hospital, has died from the infection, according to a Public Health England More...
Saudi Arabia confirms two additional MERS deaths
The country that accounts for eight out of 10 global cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has reported two additional deaths, according to a Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) news More...
WHO: New specimen recommendations and longer period of observation in updated MERS-CoV guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released revised surveillance recommendations Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which highlight two key areas: Stronger recommendations for lower More...
Saudi Arabia reports seven more MERS-CoV cases, brings global total to 77
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) seven additional laboratory-confirmed cases and a death in a previously confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus More...
Global MERS outbreak reaches 70 cases as Saudi Arabia reports two more cases
The global count in the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak has reached 70 laboratory confirmed cases after the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization More...
Saudi Arabia reports four more cases of MERS coronavirus, three in health workers who cared for infected patients
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported four additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Saturday, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update. Middle East Respiratory More...
CDC advises pilgrims to Hajj and Umrah on how to protect against MERS coronavirus and other injuries and illness
With the upcoming Muslim pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah approaching fast and the infectious disease and injury risks that are associated with such mass gatherings, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention More...
Saudi Arabia reports three more MERS coronavirus cases, brings Saudi total to 46, global total to 61
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has reported three more laboratory-confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases, in addition to the three reported June 14, bringing the global total More...
Global MERS coronavirus cases reach 58 as Saudi Arabia reports three more
The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry is reporting three additional cases of laboratory-confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update June More...
Saudi Arabia reports additional MERS coronavirus death making it the 31st fatality worldwide
An 83-year-old man from Al-Ahsa is the latest case and fatality due to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update June 7. The Saudi Arabia More...
Saudi Arabia reports new MERS coronavirus case in teen, 54th case globally
The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a WHO update today. Image/W123 More...
Italy reports two more MERS coronavirus cases, brings global total to 53
The Ministry of Health in Italy, through the European Union’s Early Warning Response System has notified WHO of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) More...
Italy reports first MERS coronavirus case, Morocco ‘rules out’ reported case
The Italian Health Ministry has reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV ) in the country, according to a Ministry news release May 31. According to health officials, More...
Saudi Arabia reports another case of MERS coronavirus, brings global total to 50
A 61-year-old Al-Ahsa man is the latest laboratory-confirmed case with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update May 31. Image/W123 at Wikimedia More...
Cleveland physician brings calm to the WHO novel coronavirus warning- ‘threat to the world’
During a segment on Studio B with Shepard Smith on Fox News Channel yesterday, the host starts out saying, “health officials are warning that a deadly new virus recently found in humans is quote, a threat More...
Saudi Arabia confirms five new coronavirus cases, France reports first coronavirus death
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), or novel coronavirus in the east of the kingdom, according to a Saudi MOH news release More...
Saudi Arabia reports another coronavirus death, 23rd fatality globally
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has reported the death of one patient of the previously novel coronavirus infected cases in Al-Ahsa governorate, according to a Ministry of Health news release May 26. Image/CIA The case More...
Saudi Arabia reports new fatal case of coronavirus not linked to Al-Ahsa cluster
Saudi health officials have reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) a new fatal case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 63-year-old man from the Al-Qaseem region of central More...
Tunisia Health Ministry confirms two cases of novel coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by Tunisian health officials of two laboratory-confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV), or “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus” (MERS-CoV), according More...
Saudi Arabia: New case of coronavirus reported in hospital outbreak
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (nCoV), according to a WHO update May 18. Image/CIA The More...
