Saudi Arabia: Man, 65, fatal confirmed novel coronavirus nCoV case (Health Min., May 22 2013)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, full page in Arabic: (LINK). Automatic translation.]

Novel Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia: An additional fatal confirmed case

May 22 2013


The Ministry of Health said in a statement that it was registered another case of the virus (Novel Coronavirus), a patient non-Saudi Qassim, who was admitted to hospital before several days; because of severe pneumonia, and died on Tuesday, may he rest in peace.

It Should be noted that most of the injuries recorded so far have been in elderly patients who have multiple chronic diseases.

In the province of Al-Ahsa did not record any new cases in the past five days, thankfully.

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Novel Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia: An additional fatal confirmed case (Health Min., May 22 2013): 32 cases, 17 deaths in total

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Medical team will attend to the area to make sure that the contacts and free people died of the virus ..
Qassim's health: the death of a resident Arabic (63 years) disease "Corona"
20:49 - 22 May 2013


Buraidah harmony Hani الثبيتي:

Issued the General Directorate of Health Affairs in Qassim issued a press release on Wednesday, shows the arrival of the results of analysis of resident Arabic 63-year-old, was suffering from some chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and was تنويمه Hospital Buraidah Central being was suffering from severe pneumonia died subsequently, where suspected specialists to the situation after the match the symptoms of disease, "SK" and the results were after arriving refers to positive suffering with this disease.

He explained that media spokesman for the health Qassim Mr. Mohammed Bin Saleh الدباسي who pointed out that he was sending samples to Riyadh if suspicion of the situation and reached the analysis results Wednesday evening, indicating a positive situation and stressed الدباسي that the medical team specialists will attend to the region later to make sure free contacts of health care providers at the hospital and with the deceased - God's mercy - of any similar symptoms, pointing out that this is the case only positive Qassim region during the past two months and the second case since the disease appeared, indicating that there is no room for the transmission of news false or uncertain, as long as the Ministry of Health represented by various directorates dealing with transparency and clarity with these cases if the verifiable and deal with medical and preventive according to the procedures in this regard.

http://www.alweeam.com.sa/204458/%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-63-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%83/

[Shiloh]

Re: Novel Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia: An additional fatal confirmed case (Health Min., May 22 2013): 32 cases, 17 deaths in total

Source: http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9202243224

Saudi Confirms another Death from MERS Coronavirus

TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health confirmed that a foreign man has died by the new MERS coronavirus...

...Al-Riyadh daily cited a statement by the Health Affairs Directorate in Qassim saying the man was 63 years old and suffered chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes...

[Shiloh]

Re: Novel Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia: An additional fatal confirmed case (Health Min., May 22 2013): 32 cases, 17 deaths in total

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/news/452650

Expat dies of coronavirus infection in Qassim
RODOLFO ESTIMO | Arab News

Friday 24 May 2013
Last Update 23 May 2013 8:26 pm

RIYADH: An expatriate residing in the central province of Qassim has died of the novel coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health has announced.
The latest fatality brings to 17 the total number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in the kingdom. This was the first coronavirus case of a non-Saudi patient in the kingdom, the MOH said...

...A source at the Ministry of Health told Arab News that the latest victim was a male Syrian and that the MOH hospital where he was admitted was in the city of Buraidah.

The WHO statement, quoting the MOH report, said the fatal case in Qassim is not related to the cluster of cases reported from Al-Ahsa in the eastern part of the country...