Saudi Arabia Coronavirus MERS - King Abdulaziz Medical Hospital in Riyadh Closes Some Departments After 12 Deaths, 46 cases, 20 suspected including 15

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August 18, 2015
Translation [h=1]After the death of 12 infected with "Corona" .. department closed externa[/h]

It raised the National Guard Health Affairs of prevention and infection control measures to
prevent the spread of Corona virus inside the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh after recording a number of cases within the city between patients and health practitioners where they were applying the third phase of preventive measures, which include the postponement of receiving patients who accept the delay with the conversion ambulatory emergency cases to hospitals in Riyadh to ensure the safety of Auditors Medical City. She explained Dr. Hanan girl Hasan Balkhi, Executive Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and infection control and health affairs at the Ministry of National Guard Member of the National Scientific Committee of Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health and the National team member to investigate the epidemiology and infectious diseases, that health affairs began in the activation of the third phase of preventive measures, which include the postponement of items reception pathological cases that bear delay interest them and protect them after recording a number of cases of Corona, in addition to doing sort of emergency situations and deal with them and convert them to hospitals in the capital Riyadh under the direct supervision of the Executive General Manager of Health Affairs in the Ministry of National Guard Dr. Bandar bin Abdul Mohsen Knawy. For its part, the health of Riyadh adopted in cooperation with the National Guard Health Affairs mechanism to convert the emergency cases that need to hypnosis of King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard to hospitals in Riyadh include the conversion of the cases that need to allocate heart tumors to King Fahd Medical City, and cases of respiratory diseases to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Hospital other hospital and alternate cases in accordance with the schedule prepared for it. The Dr. Hanan Balkhi has revealed yesterday that he is the month of June 2015 m to the date of August 14, 2015 m, was recorded 31 positive cases of patients visited the emergency medicine departments in addition to the four positive cases of health practitioners, and said it was monitoring the number of suspected cases during the 48 past hour --- more

https://arbindex.com/C3g1ij

 

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August 18, 2015
Translation Hospital closure of the King Abdul Aziz Medical City



Excerpt:
Close the emergency department King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard

Dr. Balkhi explained that "In view of the latest developments about the increasing number of cases of HIV Coruna, and due to the large congestion a day, around the clock in the emergency medicine departments King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, and the difficulty of insulation in these sections overcrowded, it has been activated to deal with the plan Epidemiology highest levels, so as to fight against, infection and to reduce the spread of the virus, it has applied the King Abdulaziz Medical City Ministry in Riyadh strict procedures of the National Guard. " showed that the measures include: reducing receive patients / auditors in emergency departments, and the reduction of the number of auditors patients in outpatient clinics , and stop operations non-emergency and urgent, and off per day operations is urgent, and the allocation of three wings isolated to accommodate cases of Corona suspected and confirmed, and the allocation of the intensive care unit isolate to accommodate critical situations, and reduce and limit visiting hours and the number of visitors.

http://www.m0dy.net/vb/t601305.html

 

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8/18/15
Translation

WASHINGTON: closed health affairs at the Ministry of National Guard King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, in full, because of the proliferation of Corona virus in the city .​

Sources for "communication" that the closing did not include emergency departments, which remain open to receive emergency cases only .​

And the Department of Preventive Medicine and infection control and health affairs at the Ministry of National Guard revealed the existence of 31 positive cases infected with the "Corona" in the city for patients who visited emergency medicine departments, in addition to the four positive cases of health practitioners .​

The city has done a strict plan to deal with the epidemiology of the highest levels in view of the latest developments about the increasing number of HIV infected cases Coruna, and due to the large congestion daily, around the clock in the emergency medicine departments.

http://islammemo.cc/akhbar/locals-ksa/2015/08/18/259441.html
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[h=2]alkhi: 20 cases under examination .. and the closure of the emergency department[/h] [h=1]46 injured Bkorona King Abdulaziz Medical City for National Guard[/h]

King Abdulaziz Medical City
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Riyadh - Mohammed Haydar

Dr. Hanan Balkhi, executive director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and infection control and health affairs at the Ministry of National Guard confirmed that the number of cases Pfyrus Coruna King Abdulaziz National Guard Medical City in Riyadh rose to 46 cases. Dr. Balkhi said in a televised statement through the news channel that 20 other case Balvyrus under medical examination and audit, including 15 cases of medical staff. She added that the hospital is currently working on the transfer of hypnotic cases to other hospitals. She pointed out that Dr. Balkhi Hospital emergency department of the National Guard had been closed completely, and that the precautionary measures will continue for two weeks. For its part, "Al-Riyadh" medical sources from the commencement of the mechanism will work for emergency situations that need to hypnosis and follow-up and converted from the King Abdul Aziz Medical City for National Guard to hospitals in the capital Riyadh. According to unconfirmed reports, the cases that need to be allocated and tumors heart turned to King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, and the cases that need to be allocated to the Chest Diseases Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, east of Riyadh and other cases be transferred to the hospital on duty. It is worth mentioning that King Abdul Aziz Medical City for National Guard had sent text messages to auditors phone informing them the abolition of all external appointments for tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, except for the dates of heart valves and chemotherapy.

http://www.alriyadh.com/1074360

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Hospital statement notes 31 cases but is probably behind Dr. Balkhi's announcement above of 46 cases:


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[TD]Preventive Measures Upgrade to Address Coronavirus in KAMC-R

In regards to the cases of MERS-Coronavirus at King Abdulaziz Medical City –Riyadh, the Executive Director of Infection Prevention and Control Department at MNG-HA, a member of the National Scientific Committee of Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health Dr. Hanan Balkhi, stated that since June 2015 to August 14th, 2015, 31 positive cases have been reported of patients who visited the ER in addition to 4 positive cases of health practitioners. A number of suspected cases have been reported in the last 24 hours as well, which are now subject to extensive clinical and laboratory tests.
In addition, the number of confirmed MERS-Coronavirus deaths are 12 cases by the latest statistics, given that this type of respiratory virus is most deadly to those who suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure and kidney failure.
Dr. Hanan Balkhi also pointed out that the confirmed cases amongst health workers were discovered through the conducting an epidemiological investigation, who are now subject to Home Care Quarantine, and no record of death cases have been reported.
Furthermore, Dr. Hanan explained that in view of the latest developments about the increasing number of cases of MERS-Coronavirus, and due to the around the clock large numbers of patients in the ER at KAMC-R and the difficulty of applying quarantine measures, preventive measures plans have been upgraded in order to deal with the epidemiology and to control the infection by taking the following measures:

• Reduce the numbers of patients / return patients in the ER.
• Reduce the numbers of patients / return patients in the outpatient clinics.
• Suspend all non-emergency and non-urgent operations and surgeries.
• Suspend all day case and short stay surgeries.
• Allocate three wings to accommodate the quarantine of suspected / confirmed cases.
• Allocate a quarantined Intensive Care Unit to accommodate critical cases.
• Reduce Visitation Hours and the number of visitors.

In addition to the emphasis on health practitioners to comply with all the infection control procedures and standards, since they are the most vulnerable to be infected due to direct contact with infected patients.
Note that this epidemiology plan will be evaluated on a daily basis and will be adjusted as required.
Dr. Hanan, as a member of the National Scientific Committee of Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health pointed out that confirmed cases of MERS-Coronavirus will be recorded from various health sectors on a daily basis on to the Health Electronic Surveillances Network (HESN) at the Ministry of Health, and communication with the Command and Control Center at the Ministry of Health is continuous in order to activate the procedures to be followed at a national level to control infection and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. While confirming that the Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs is deals with the current situation with complete transparency and high professionalism in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the concerned authorities.
Last but not least, Dr. Hanan highlighted the importance of active cooperation of the patients and visitors to King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh by following the awareness tips that are distributed and presented across through visual aids and social media networks to avoid going to emergency departments, except in critical situations or injuries that require undergoing ambulatory procedures, and to reduce your visits to inpatients as much as possible, and to commit to applying the correct ways to stop the spread of the germs expelled from the mouth and nose through coughing and sneezing in addition to wearing a surgical mask in case of having a cold or a flu while not mixing in public places.

http://ngha.med.sa/English/MediaCent...s/XVAugVI.aspx

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From Post #1:

The Dr. Hanan Balkhi has revealed yesterday that he is the month of June 2015 m to the date of August 14, 2015 m, was recorded 31 positive cases of patients visited the emergency medicine departments in addition to the four positive cases of health practitioners, and said it was monitoring the number of suspected cases during the 48 past hour --- more

and then 23 recorded cases since the 14th of August.

54 for their total. All but 2 of my cases on my list are thru the SA MOH, and I've got 69 since July 21st.

 

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With the August 21 WHO Update I have recorded 2 separate Clusters.
In each cluster, the index case had died. The cases that have caught it have had no comorbidities.

Here is what I have.

Cluster #1
38. #1428 - Female, 56, onset August 7, nosocomial, Saudi, critical, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Death note WHO
Name: 56(F)
Onset: 8/7
Adm: 7/29 on unrelated medical condition.
Comorbidities: Yes
Confirmed: 8/9
Status: DOD 8/17 – [Caught in Hospital]

43. #1433 - Male, 2, onset August 12, hospitalized 13, contact of case #1428, nosocomial, Saudi, stable, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia WHO
Name: 2(M)
Onset: 8/12
Adm: 8/13
Comorbidities: No
Confirmed: 8/14
Status: Stable

44. #1434 - Female, 28, onset August 12, hospitalized August 13, contact of case #1428, nosocomial, Saudi, stable, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia WHO
Name: 28(F)
Onset: 8/12
Adm: 8/13
Comobidities: No
Confirmed: 8/14
Status: Stable


Cluster #2
37. #1427 - Female, 78, onset August 6, nosocomial, Saudi, stable, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Death note WHO
Name: 78(F)
Onset: 8/7 (caught in Hospital)
Adm: 7/26
Comorbidities: Yes
Confirmed: 8/8
Status: Critical
42. #1432 - Female, 47, onset August 12, hospitalized August 12, contact of case #1428, nosocomial, Expat, stable , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia WHO
Name: 47(F)
Onset: 8/12
Adm: 8/12
Comorbidities: No
Confirmed: 8/13
Status: Stable