Saudi Arabia - New coronavirus NCoV case? Not. MOH says still only 14 cases worldwide - March 10, 2013

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This case is from the same area as case #14. But considering today's date and the addition of the victims initials this might be a new case.

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New deaths in Saudi Arabia virus "Koruna"
March 09, 2013 09:53:40
Health authorities said in Saudi Arabia, the death of a citizen injured one breeds deadly virus "influenza", known as "SK", at which time sought where to reassure citizens and Almqamyin in the Kingdom, stressing that the virus "not a concern" to public health.

The Saudi Ministry of Health that the citizen, who did not reveal his identity, died in a hospital in "Qassim," noting that when suspicion situation, samples were taken and tested in laboratories Kingdom, have also been sent also to the reference laboratories European, and the result is positive for the virus "Corona" new.

The ministry, that National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases confirmed that the virus "Corona", is a virus that infects the respiratory tract, representing 15 per cent of influenza viruses that infect humans, which is a new type, and can be transmitted from person to person in rare cases and limited, so it is "not a concern" for public health.

The bovine viruses Coruna, is a large species include viruses may cause a range of human diseases, ranging from common colds and respiratory syndrome severe acute "SARS", also causing viruses belonging to this species a number of diseases in animals.

http://www.slabnews.com/article/11268

 

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Health Minister make remarks to the media (home)

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2013-03-10 9:32 PM

At the same time, assured Dr. Rabiah all citizens of the virus, "Koruna", he said in a press statement yesterday that flu virus The ministry closely monitoring the situation globally and within the Kingdom, stressing that he did not score so far only 14 cases in the world, calling on everyone to adhere to aspects of preventive and application of standards internationally recognized according to the procedures established by the World Health Organization.

 

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Health Minister make remarks to the media (home)

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2013-03-10 9:32 PM

At the same time, assured Dr. Rabiah all citizens of the virus, "Koruna", he said in a press statement yesterday that flu virus The ministry closely monitoring the situation globally and within the Kingdom, stressing that he did not score so far only 14 cases in the world, calling on everyone to adhere to aspects of preventive and application of standards internationally recognized according to the procedures established by the World Health Organization.

So did the Minister of Health lie on March 10th when he said there were no new cases in Saudi Arabia when there was an additional case (#15) who died on March 1?

And is the case above the case #15 from Saudi Arabia announced today?

 

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Re: Saudi Arabia - New coronavirus NCoV case? Not. MOH says still only 14 cases worldwide

On March 8th a statement from the Ministry of Health that there were no new corona cases and the total as of that date was 7 in Saudi Arabia and 14 globally.

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The death illness seventh case Coruna in the Kingdom .. The spokesman «Health»: the disease has not moved for the children of the deceased
Riyadh - Munira Almuhaize
Friday, 08 March / March 2013

Ministry of Health announced the death of a citizen infected with Corona, in a hospital in Qassim, said in a statement yesterday that when suspicion situation was sampled and tested laboratories Kingdom, was sent also to reference laboratories and European result was positive, with proven injury of virus Coruna new.
According to the statement, the case of death is the seventh locally and 14 internationally, pointing out that the ministry has all the precautionary measures by routers scientific local and international contacts of sampling them to see if there were cases or not.
and demonstrated the ministry they inform WHO of any case arise, according to system IHR.
concluded ministry statement that it will notify the World Health Organization for any case detected, confirming that it will be the announcement of cases in all media.
For his part, the spokesman Spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Khaled Marghalani that the infection status was discovered five days ago, which is citizen elderly in Qassim, he did not move the virus to one of his children.
between Marghalani told «Middle» that the genetic makeup of the disease is not yet known.
explained that once discovery infection status in any patient is examined his contacts until medical staff processor has.
In the same context affirmed National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases, whose membership includes some of the consultants and specialists from all sectors of government health that HIV Koruna is a virus that infects the respiratory tract and is a new style and can be transmitted from one person to another in cases of rare and limited so it is not a concern for public health.
Committee endorsed the national scientific what the Ministry of Health of precautionary measures and follow-up and preventive to the virus, including the continuation of the ministry in the adoption of policies and guidelines of WHO in dealing with the virus and advertising him.

http://enayh.com/news/general/11266-11266.html

 

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Health Minister make remarks to the media (home)

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2013-03-10 9:32 PM

At the same time, assured Dr. Rabiah all citizens of the virus, "Koruna", he said in a press statement yesterday that flu virus The ministry closely monitoring the situation globally and within the Kingdom, stressing that he did not score so far only 14 cases in the world, calling on everyone to adhere to aspects of preventive and application of standards internationally recognized according to the procedures established by the World Health Organization.

I found the link that I inadvertently forgot to put in the post. Also, I have the entire article machine translated here:


Rabiah: we handed over the issue of "Proficient" to eliminate

Health Minister make remarks to the media (home)

Riyadh: Mohammad Al-Awaji 2013-03-10 9:32 PM
Confirmation of what is alone published "home" the day before yesterday, the Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah said the issue of child Riham Hakami that transfer to contaminated blood AIDS by mistake at a hospital in Jazan referred to eradicate and is now run its course official who should be in such cases. The Rabiah that issue out of the hands of the ministry to the authorities legitimacy to decide on issues of medical errors and will be disclosed results upon the completion of the investigation.
At the same time, assured Dr. Rabiah all citizens of the virus, "Koruna", he said in a press statement yesterday that flu virus The ministry closely monitoring the situation globally and within the Kingdom, stressing that he did not score so far only 14 cases in the world, calling on everyone to adhere to aspects of preventive and application of standards internationally recognized according to the procedures established by the World Health Organization.
remarks came Minister of Health after signing a number of decades of medicines and medical supplies and equip hospitals and insurance specialist ray machines and construction contracts included a number of regions of the Kingdom.

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/Nation/News_Detail.aspx?ArticleID=136766&CategoryID=3