Emergency Talks on MERS

The World Health Organization has convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly MERS virus, according to news reports from Geneva.

According to AFP, WHO health security chief Keiji Fukuda said the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) meeting would take place on Tuesday in the form of a telephone conference of officials from affected countries and global experts.

Coronavirus Continues to Smolder

RIYADH – The Health Ministry on Monday announced that a Saudi man died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), bringing the Kingdom's death toll from the SARS-like infection to 34.

The ministry said on its website that new cases had also been recorded, especially in the Eastern Province where most of the infections have occurred.

MERS Battle Stepped Up as Another Victim Dies

One death and seven more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) were reported yesterday, bringing the total of people infected to 62, including 34 deaths.

According to an official from the Ministry of Health, four infected patients from Riyadh and in the Eastern Province were between the age group of seven and 15 years of age.

CDC Prepares for Potential Outbreak...

CDC Prepares for Potential Outbreak of Deadly MERS Virus

As the deadly MERS virus continues to infect people throughout the Middle East and Europe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun to prepare for the disease’s potential spread to the United States.

Women May Have Natural Defense...

Women May Have Natural Defense Against Common STD

World Health Organisation Calls Emergency Meeting...

World Health Organisation Calls Emergency Meeting to Respond to SARS-like Outbreak

Health experts have started an emergency international meeting to devise ways of combating a mysterious virus that has been described as the single biggest worldwide public health threat after claiming 38 lives, mostly in Saudi Arabia.

Coronavirus Spreads: Four More Die...

Coronavirus Spreads: Four More Die, Three Others Infected

RIYADH – Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in the Kingdom from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Health Ministry said on its website on Monday.

MERS Kills Saudi; More Cases Found

Three new cases of novel coronavirus (MERS-CoV), including a death, were reported by the Ministry of Health here yesterday.

The deceased was a Saudi man, 46, from Wadi Al-Dawasir, 480 km from Riyadh. The other two victims were from Taif. One of the two patients is a Saudi man aged 65, who is suffering from chronic diseases and is being treated at a hospital in Taif. The other patient is a 68-year-old Saudi woman, also suffering from severe chronic diseases.

MERS-coronavirus Breakthrough

RIYADH – In a breakthrough to help identify the mysterious Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) which has killed 31 people mostly in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the completion of the genetic sequence of four infections in Al-Ahsa.

WHO: 75% of Coronavirus Victims are Males

The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that 75 percent of new coronavirus cases (MERS-Cov) in the Kingdom were males suffering from serious chronic diseases.

The WHO made this observation in a communique addressed to the Ministry of Health through its office in Riyadh.