Friday, November 08, 2013

Media Reports Of A New MERS-CoV Case In Qatar

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Updated:   Qatar’s Supreme Health Council has posted the following bare-bones report

 

Supreme council of health announces cure of the last MERS-CoV patient and reports a new case

Doha - Friday, 8 Nov 2013

SCH announced a new MERS-CoV case of a resident in Qatar. He is a 48 years old male with comorbidities and is being treated in the intensive care unit. All close contacts screened and were negative for the virus initially.

SCH is also announcing the cure of the last case admitted to hospital after being cared for in hospital.

 

 

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Although I’ve yet to find anything official on the Supreme Health Council of Qatar website, in the past hour at least two Arabic media sources have reported that a new MERS-CoV case has been diagnosed in Doha.  These reports also indicate a previously infected person has recovered.

 

This from the Bharain News Agency (BNA):

 

Qatar announces the registration of cases (Corona) and other healing

2013/11/08 - 29: 05 PM

Doha on November 8 / us / The Supreme Council of Health in Qatar for the registration of new cases of laboratory confirmed HIV (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East to a resident at the age of 48 years old.


The news agency quoted the country by the Council in a press statement on Friday evening that the patient is suffering from several chronic diseases, and is currently receiving treatment in intensive care .. He pointed out that examination was performed on all contacts of the patient, and the initial results were negative.

As announced by the Supreme Council of health heal resident who had been infected (Corona) recently after having received the necessary medical attention.

 

A second report comes from www.alriyadh.com.

 

Health announces national registration injury (CK) and other healing

Doha - SPA:

11/08/2013 18:00:48

Announced in Doha today for the registration of new cases of laboratory confirmed HIV (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East, a resident at the age of 48 years old. The Supreme Council of Health in Qatar in a press release: The patient is suffering from several chronic diseases, and is currently receiving treatment in intensive care.

The Council also announced heal another resident had been infected (Corona) recently, after having received the necessary medical attention.