Catbird
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I don't think that either of these fatalities are on our case list.
"Panic grips Saudis as new cases of SARS-like virus confirmed
Last Update: Tuesday, 14 May 2013 KSA 07:51 - GMT 04:51
Al Arabiya with Agencies -
Four new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, state media reported late on Monday, citing the health ministry.
The health ministry said one of the four new cases had been treated and the patient had been released from hospital, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
On Sunday, a wave of panic hit the kingdom as the health ministry said it had had a total of 24 confirmed cases since the disease was identified last year, of whom 15 had died. In its latest outbreak in its Eastern Province, it said it had had 15 confirmed cases, of whom nine had died.
Among those was a nine-year-old girl who died a few hours after arriving at hospital with a strong fever.
Another fatality was Haidar Ghanem, a disabled 21-year-old man who had a "strong fever" for a week, according to his father Mokhtar. He died last Thursday, four days after being admitted to hospital after falling unconscious...".
xhttp://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/05/14/Panic-grips-Saudi-Arabia-as-new-cases-of-SARS-like-virus-confirmed.html
"Panic grips Saudis as new cases of SARS-like virus confirmed
Last Update: Tuesday, 14 May 2013 KSA 07:51 - GMT 04:51
Al Arabiya with Agencies -
Four new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, state media reported late on Monday, citing the health ministry.
The health ministry said one of the four new cases had been treated and the patient had been released from hospital, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
On Sunday, a wave of panic hit the kingdom as the health ministry said it had had a total of 24 confirmed cases since the disease was identified last year, of whom 15 had died. In its latest outbreak in its Eastern Province, it said it had had 15 confirmed cases, of whom nine had died.
Among those was a nine-year-old girl who died a few hours after arriving at hospital with a strong fever.
Another fatality was Haidar Ghanem, a disabled 21-year-old man who had a "strong fever" for a week, according to his father Mokhtar. He died last Thursday, four days after being admitted to hospital after falling unconscious...".
xhttp://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/05/14/Panic-grips-Saudi-Arabia-as-new-cases-of-SARS-like-virus-confirmed.html