Two expatriates are among six people infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the past six days.
The two men, 27 and 48 years old in Jubail and Jeddah respectively, are in critical condition, said Health Ministry doctors.
The other four patients, including two women, are from Turbah, Taif, Riyadh and Al-Qararah. The patient from Al-Qararah wasRead more
Saudi Health Ministry has vaccinated more than 2 million individuals with high risk of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus with seasonal flu vaccine, Okaz local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
It also announced succeeding in dealing with 90 percent of MERS corona virus contamination-spreading spots in health facilities.
It increased the number of hospitals in the global infectious diseaseRead more
A 76-year-old Saudi woman from Riyadh and a 55-year-old expatriate man from Hail died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Friday.
With this, the total number of people who have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom has risen to 579 since June 2012.
Elsewhere in Buraidah, which has become a hotbed of MERS, a 57-year-old maleRead more
A young woman and an elderly man succumbed to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Buraidah on Tuesday, even as three more fresh case of the virus were reported in Buraidah and Al-Rass during the past 48 hours.
The woman who died was 29 years old and the man 66, the Ministry Health said, adding that both ofRead more
The Saudi Health Ministry said four new cases of the corona virus, known as the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), have been detected.
In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said the new cases upped the number of the detected cases to 1,331.
The death toll since the outbreak of the disease in the kingdom in 2012 has reached 568,Read more
The Saudi Health Ministry said eight new cases of the corona virus, known as the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), have been detected.
In a statement on Monday, the ministry said the new cases upped the number of detected Corona cases to 1,320.
Two cases have recovered.
The death toll since the outbreak of the disease in the kingdom inRead more
The Saudi Health Ministry reported on Sunday a new infection case and two deaths of the killer Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Coronavirus).
The number of infections with corona virus has risen to 1,314 people, including 559 deaths since the virus was detected in the kingdom in June of 2012, said the ministry in a statement.
The virus, better known asRead more