KUNA: Qatar Reports New MERS-CoV Case

 

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KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency is reporting a fresh MERS-CoV case has been identified in Qatar, reportedly a 61 year-old man who entered the country a month ago in search of work.  Without a date of illness onset, figuring out where his exposure might have taken place will have to wait.

 

If confirmed by the World Health Organization, I believe this would become Qatar’s 9th case.

 

 

Qatar announces record new cases of HIV (CK)

14/11/2013 | 04:37 PM
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Doha - 14 - 11 (KUNA) - The Supreme Council for the health of the country here today registered new cases of laboratory confirmed HIV (Corona) that causes respiratory Middle East syndrome for expatriate at the age of 61 years.

He said the Supreme Council of Health said in a statement that the patient is suffering from several chronic diseases and is currently receiving treatment in intensive care.

He pointed out that the patient presented to the country a month ago in search of work did not prove that he was mixing with confirmed indicating that the examination was conducted on all contacts of the patient and the initial results were negative. (End) nn d / ct KUNA 141 637 GMT Nov 13

 

KUNA On Kuwaiti MERS Announcement

 

Coronavirus – Credit CDC PHIL

 

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KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency has a long and fairly detailed report on yesterday’s reported MERS case, which tells us a bit more about the patient, and the tests conducted. Earlier today (see Kuwait MOH Confirms First Coronavirus Case)  Gregory Hartl, spokesperson for the World Health Organization, cautioned that despite the reportage in the Arabic media, `the case is not lab confirmed yet’.

This KUNA report indicates the patient has tested positive for MERS-CoV by a local lab.  My guess is the WHO is awaiting a confirmatory test by a WHO reference laboratory.

So, until the WHO confirms, this remains a suspected case.

The patient is reported to be a 47 year old male, with multiple comorbidities (Diabetes, hypertension, obesity), who is in critical condition.

 

(Machine translation)

 

Ministry of Health announces infecting citizen Coruna

13/11/2013 | 03:43 PM
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Kuwait News

Kuwait - 13 - 11 (KUNA) - The Ministry of Health announced the injury citizen at the age of 47 new Corona virus after it has been diagnosed by competent laboratories in Kuwait and being treated in a hospital.

Said Head of the Unit for Combating epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Musab al-Saleh in a press conference today that the citizens have diabetes, high blood pressure and high level of fat in the body indicated that he was isolated patient in intensive care, hospital Adan and transferred this morning to a hospital contagious diseases for the isolation and treatment.

He said he immediately suspected the situation of running public health officials apply the treatment protocol and procedures to prevent infection with the application of the precautionary measures between the contacts and the hospital staff in accordance with the indicative evidence.

He said the ministry will be fully prepared for this disease since it appeared in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he has been the development and application protocols and technical procedures for dealing with cases of Corona virus to be followed and the work of training courses for doctors and technicians in both the public and private sectors.

Saleh stressed the ministry's keenness to follow up on the latest developments regarding the flu and Corona disease regionally and globally in coordination with the Regional Office of the World Health Organization and other international organizations, and to work on circulation to the concerned ministry.

He called on all citizens and residents to follow the tips guidance, including maintenance Wash hands with soap and water 20 seconds at least, or materials cleared usual which is used for cleansing and the use of tissue when coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose by maintaining the cleanliness of the body and clean floors and bathrooms places residential or work.

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KUNA: Saudi Hospital Issues MERS Denial

 

 

 

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KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, has a report this afternoon with an unusually worded denial from a hospital in Riyadh that MERS had spread inside their hospital.  The report states that while two cases were received by the hospital for treatment, they deny media reports that a `Saudi nurse’ had died.

 

The report does indicate that `medics conducted medical checkups’ on more than 300 patients and healthcare staff, and five additional cases were detected. 

 

How, or where, these additional five cases came to be infected is not provided.  FluTrackers has a machine translation of the Saudi Press Agency report on this thread (msg #3).

 

 

Prince Sultan city denies spread of coronavirus inside hospital

12/09/2013   |   12:45 AM
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RIYADH, Sept 11 (KUNA) -- Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh denied Wednesday reports on spread of Coronavirus inside the city's emergency department.

According to a press statement quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the city dismissed claims that a Saudi nurse died from the virus, pointing out that the truth that there were two virus cases came from outside the city, and that medics took all necessary preventive measures in similar cases.

The statement added, out of the two cases, one coronavirus patient died and was announced in a previous statement, while the other patient died but due to the presence of a virus companion, leading to her death." The statement confirmed that medics conducted medical checkup to more than health practitioners and patients numbered close to 300 cases, noting that five coronavirus cases were discovered, in addition to receiving two cases coming from their residence.

The statement added that most of these cases are generally recovering from symptoms and are receiving the necessary medical care in the city. (end) ad.mb KUNA 120045 Sep 13NNNN