The Saudi Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a 19-year-old Saudi man with the MERS coronavirus. With this 63rd death, Saudi Arabia remains the first focus of the MERS coronavirus.
When will Saudi Arabia end with the novel coronavirus? The Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday March 15 the death of a new 19-year-old Saudi man affected by the MERS coronavirus, bringing the number of people who died from this disease in the Wahhabi kingdom to 63.
The deceased man suffered from chronic illnesses. He died in the Saudi capital (Riyadh) where four other Saudis, including two young girls aged 18 and 22, were also infected with the virus after coming into contact with patients with the disease, added the ministry on its website.
In the end, Saudi Arabia remains the first focus of the MERS coronavirus with 156 cases, including 63 fatalities, since the onset of the disease in September 2012, according to the ministry.
In its latest newsletter, the World Health Organization reports 184 laboratory-confirmed cases of contamination around the world until February 28, including 80 deaths.
Finally, scientists who are still trying to better understand this virus, for which no vaccine exists, still continues to incriminate the dromedary. According to a study published at the end of February in the American journal mBio, the MERS coronavirus, which is responsible for acute respiratory problems, could indeed be transmitted by camels.
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