Coronavirus – Credit CDC PHIL
UPDATED Nov 15th 0840 hrs EST
The World Health Organization has now confirmed, via their twitter account, this latest case.
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Yesterday in KUNA: Qatar Reports New MERS-CoV Case we saw a bare-bones report of a fresh MERS case in an expat in Qatar. Beyond his age (61), and that he had entered the country `a month ago’, few details were announced. Today, via The Peninsula, we get an English language report with a few more details.
This report also goes on to mention the two recent Kuwaiti cases, and the isolation and testing of 8 camels in Saudi Arabia (follow the link).
Another expat tests positive for MERS
Friday, 15 November 2013
DOHA: A 61-year-old expatriate who came to Qatar looking for a job a few months ago has tested positive for the deadly corona virus-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) said yesterday.
This is the third confirmed case of MERS in the country involving an expatriate. Six Qataris had been infected earlier, of whom three died. A 48-year-old expat was reported infected last week.
The new case was confirmed during tests at the specialised laboratory at Hamad Medical Corporation and the victim remains admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. It was not known whether he contracted the disease from someone infected with the virus, SCH said.
All those who came into contact with the person were also tested but preliminary results were negative, said SCH.
The Peninsula/Agencies
