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While it has been nearly a month since the last Saudi MOH MERS-CoV update (see Dec 25th Saudi MOH Confirms Five New MERS-CoV Cases (1 Fatal), over the past week there have been rumors in the Arabic press about a Bangladeshi doctor, working in Riyadh, who died suspected of being infected with the coronavirus (see below)
MERS suspected in death of doctor in Riyadh
Published January 16th, 2014 - 05:00
A Bangladeshi doctor, who was working at Prince Salman Hospital in Riyadh, died on Wednesday and it is suspected that he died of the MERS coronavirus, sabq.org quoted hospital sources as saying.
The website did not give the name of the doctor but said the man was showing symptoms of being affected by the deadly virus. The hospital had given the doctor maximum care to save his life, the sources said.
Without expressly identifying today’s case as Bangladeshi doctor, today the Saudi MOH has announced the death of a `health practitioner’ from Riyadh. A h/t tip to @Ironorehopper for tweeting the link.
Health: recording cases of one virus (Corona) new in the Riyadh region
03/20/1435
In the context of the work of epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the virus corona virus that causes AIDS Middle East respiratory announces the Ministry of Health for the registration of the case of HIV infection to health practitioner working in the health sector in the Riyadh region, and at the age of 54 years has died of God's mercy emerged as a positive sample after his death.
