In addition to the new UAE case, the WHO provided new details on 3 MERS cases in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia reports 4 new MERS cases, 3 in HofufSaudi Arabia's Minister of Health (MOH) reported four more MERS-CoV cases over the weekend and today—three in the hot spot city of Hofuf—in an outbreak that still simmers even as it gets overshadowed by MERS events in South Korea. The agency also reported three deaths in previously reported cases.
Most schools shuttered in the wake of the outbreak reopen, as the country reports 12 more cases to reach 150.
The team makes several infection control recommendations as Korea reports 12 new cases.
Saudi Arabia today reported one new MERS-CoV case, involving a 77-year-old man who died from from his infection, the country's Ministry of Health (MOH) said today in a statement.
Four new infections push the outbreak total to 126 cases as the WHO plans an emergency meeting.
Officials confirm 14 new cases amid worries about spread of the virus outside of hospitals.
As MERS continues to spread in South Korea, two more cases have been reported in the Middle East, one in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one in Saudi Arabia.
A 77-year-old woman in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is in critical condition with MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus), the World Health Organization (WHO) reported yesterday. She fell ill May 21 and was hospitalized a week later.
Thirty-six health facilities are now affected in 7 cities, as the WHO says don't close schools.
Multiple hospital visits could be fueling the spread, and early genetic tests show no worrisome signs.
