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# 7360
Earlier today (see Italy: Unconfirmed Media Reports On MERS Contact Testing ) I expressed reservations over multiple media reports that `10-12’ contacts of the MERS-CoV patient recently diagnosed in Italy had tested positive for the virus.
Fast forward about six hours, and now multiple media sources in Italy are reporting that a second round of tests on the `8 contacts’ have come back negative.
A couple of media links:
Sars, according to test negative for eight patients
Rezza: "There are no new cases." Lorenzin: "No scaremongering."
New Sars tests negative remain only three cases
Eight are not contaminated by the virus, it ensures the National Institute of Health. Sixty people who remain under control. The Minister Lorenzin: "Situation under control"
As with the earlier reports of positive tests, the Italian Ministry of Health website has offered no confirmation, denial, or update as of this posting. All we have right now are another round of media reports.
As before, I’m waiting for something official to hang my hat on.
