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WHO to help Saudi probe SARS virus before hajThe World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw up advice ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage. The UN agency, which is not current More… |
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WHO warns countries not to hoard virus secretsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries with possible cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus that they must share information and not allow commercial labs to profit from the virus, which has killed 22 people worldwide. More… |
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Saudi confirms another death from new virusSaudi Arabia has notified the World Health Organisation (WHO) of an additional laboratory-confirmed fatal case of infection with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The fatal case was reported from Al-Qase More… |
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Men ‘at more risk from SARS-like virus’Men are being advised to take extra precautions after it emerged they could be more at risk from the deadly SARS-like virus than women, a report said. Men are thought to be more likely to contract the coronavirus, since they accou More… |
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Tunisia confirms 2 cases of SARS-like virusTunisia has notified the World Health Organisation (WHO) of two laboratory-confirmed cases and a probable case of infection with the SARS-like virus novel coronavirus (nCoV). The two laboratory confirmed cases are a 34-year-old ma More… |
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Bahrain sets up team to combat new virusBahrain has set up a special taskforce to help prevent cases of a deadly SARS-like virus that has killed 16 people in neighbouring Saudi Arabia and infected more than 30 others. The announcement came as top Health Ministry officia More… |
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Patient-to-nurse spread of SARS-like virus reportedTwo health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within More… |
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Bahrain to discuss SARS action with WHOBahrain’s Health Ministry officials will travel to Geneva next week to discuss how to combat the spread of a deadly SARS-like virus that has put the kingdom on high alert. Fifteen people have already died of the novel corona More… |
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Bahrain on SARS-alert after 15 Saudi deathsHealth workers in Bahrain have been briefed on emergency procedures as the deadly SARS-like novel coronavirus caused the death of 15 people in Saudi Arabia, with at least nine in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. No suspected More… |
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Saudi confirms 2 more cases of SARS-like virusSaudi Arabia has confirmed six new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported on Monday and Tuesday, citing the health ministry. &nb More… |
