17. Jun. 2013 - Saudia Arabia: Update on novel coronavirus
infection (MERS-CoV) situation The Ministry of Health in Saudi
Arabia has announced Three additional laboratory-confirmed cases
with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
The first patient is a 42-year-old man with an underlying
medical condition from the Eastern region, the second patient is
a 63-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions from
Riyadh region and the third patient is a two-year-old child with
an underlying medical condition from Jeddah. Additionally, four
previously laboratory-confirmed cases have died. Background:
Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of
a total of 64 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-
CoV, including 38 deaths. WHO has received reports of
laboratory-confirmed cases originating in the following
countries in the Middle East to date: Jordan, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). France, Germany,
Italy, Tunisia and the United Kingdom also r