*** UPDATED ***
Overnight, via both Crofsblog (see Egypt: Suspected MERS case tests negative) and FluTrackers (see post) multiple Arabic media sources are reporting that this patient tested negative for the MERS coronavirus.
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With the caveat that anyone recently returned from Saudi Arabia who develops pneumonia (which could be due to a variety of viral,bacterial, or fungal causes) within 10 days would be tested for the novel coronavirus, multiple reports have emerged in Egypt’s Arabic press over the past few hours regarding a woman who is in intensive care, and who is recently returned from Riyadh.
This is cold & flu season, and so this could be anything. Nevertheless, appropriate precautions are being taken, tests are being conducted, and results should be known tonight or on Tuesday.
Sharon Sanders on FluTrackers has a thread with several media reports on this case, and Crof has the story as well (LINK) via a tweet by @MERS_inSaudi . Some excerpts include:
Suspicion of injury lady returning from Saudi Arabia virus ' Corona ' in Mansoura
Masry Al-Youm dialogue « Maha Rabat » Health Minister
Walid Ibrahim Taibo and Majdi
The Ministry of Health and Population, obtaining a sample of the lady suspect bird flu Pfirs , the ' Corona ' , for analysis central labs in the ministry , is expected to be completed by the analysis results and announced , on Tuesday evening.
A medical source said the ministry , Monday , said that « the Ministry of Health held a woman from the city of Mansoura Dakahlia Governorate , on suspicion of being infected with HIV Corona , a housewife (28 years), and was present in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to accompany her husband since 4 months and returned to Cairo since the days » .
He added that « Ms. developed symptoms of infection immediately after returning to Cairo , and was suspected of being infected with the virus, the ministry detaining hospital issued and viruses Mansoura and get a sample to be analyzed central labs , to make sure her or not, it exists now in intensive care in hospital as a result of her pneumonia » .
The Ministry of Health has got random samples of 500 pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia after performing Hajj, in anticipation to carry them for any viruses are contagious, especially « Corona » which has spread in the Kingdom during the last period , as the ministry work Kart follow-up to a random collection of pilgrims, for a period of 10 days starting from the date of return , kart and distributed to health directorates in the governorates its Haj to follow his health during that period and detained at a hospital diets if any symptoms appear .
Today .. Announce the results of analyzes of the first suspected case of injury b «Corona»
Said Dr. Magdy Hegazy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health to Dakahlia , that the results of analyzes of samples suspected of injury in Ross "Corona", will appear on Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
The Hegazy, for " in Tu, the suspect in his suffering from severe pneumonia, and symptoms similar to Ross Corona, what summoned and put in a room isolation hospital chest Balmain Photos of in order to take the necessary precautions, and continued: "The proven his pal in Ross will conduct a comprehensive survey of its people and the region live in her to avoid the outbreak in Ross. "
The Chest Hospital Balmain pictures of detained yesterday a patient suspected of suffering by the Ross "SK" after the onset of symptoms of the disease, and impounded the Health Directorate b Dakahleya custody of the issuance of any data on the situation by conducting the necessary tests; fear of provoking public opinion, where is this is the first case.
