Thursday, May 08, 2014

Jordan: Media Reports Of 2 More Suspected MERS Cases

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Although I’ve yet to find anything on the Jordanian Ministry of Health website or on PETRA (the Jordanian News Service), multiple Arabic media sites are reporting on two more suspected MERS cases detected in Jordan on Wednesday.

 

It isn’t clear from these reports whether either has tested positive for the virus, so  best to consider these `suspected cases’ for now.

 

 

 

Two of the injuries are new Corona virus in Jordan

24 - Maher Shawabkeh

Revealed a medical source in Jordan for the introduction of the first case of infection Koruna in Zarqa Governorate midst of Jordan on Wednesday to the intensive care unit at the government hospital in the governorate, and placed in quarantine, especially with his deteriorating health.


also introduced another patient at noon today to a private hospital in the capital Amman, and at the age of 69 years, where showing signs of virus Corona, and was isolated from the rest of the patients in the hospital.

Jordan was recorded on Tuesday, the fourth event of the death virus Corona after he announced the new death of a man at fifty years of age, while the number of people living with HIV since his appearance in the Kingdom last year to 10 injured.

A second report, with essentially the same details, follows:

Two of the injuries are new to "Corona" in Jordan

13:36 0.9 Rajab 1435 H, May 8, 2014 AD

Continue - Agencies:

Jordan announced today the introduction of two cases riddled with "Corona" to two hospitals in the capital, Amman, to reach the number of casualties to hospitals entered nine cases.

Medical sources according to a report released today that the first patient's condition is bad and put quarantine, according to the Middle East News Agency.

The sources indicated that the patient enter the other day as well as to a hospital in the capital Amman, and at the age of 69 years, where it seemed the symptoms of the virus, "Corona", and was isolated from the rest of the patients in the hospital.

The incidence of "Corona" in Jordan resulted in three deaths so

 


Note: The difference in reports between their being 9 cases and 10 depends on whether you count the Saudi who was hospitalized shortly after entering the country as a Saudi case or a Jordanian case.