Monday, May 05, 2014

Media Reporting 8th MERS Case In Jordan

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Five days ago, in Jordanian News Agency Reports 7th Coronavirus Case – HCW, we learned of a health care worker who was infected with the virus after exposure to a Saudi who sought medical care in Jordan.  Today, several media reports indicate another hospital employee has now tested positive.

 

So far, I’ve seen nothing official appear on the Jordanian MOH site. This report from Al Sharq.

 

Corona goes north and hits again in Jordan

05/05/2014 @ 14:52

 Amman - SPA

A source at the Jordanian Ministry of Health for the discovery of new cases infected with Corona at a hospital in the capital, Amman.

The source explained in a press statement today that the new situation that has been discovered infected with Corona, pointing out that the Jordanian Ministry of Health held an emergency meeting of the committee to discuss the repercussions of the epidemiology of the virus.

This is the eighth case is recorded in Jordan, where Jordanian Ministry of Health last week new cases of laboratory-virus installed Corona for a health cadres in Jordan