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President Barack Obama briefed on US MERS cases

Adewale A. — Tue, 13 May 2014 19:02:04 +0000

President Barack Obama has been briefed by his top advisors after a second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was discovered on US soil, the White House said Tuesday. "The president has been briefed on this development ... Our team…

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Saudi Arabia announces 13 new MERS deaths

Adewale A. — Sat, 10 May 2014 19:45:34 +0000

Saudi Arabia has announced 13 more deaths from the MERS coronavirus, as the World Health Organisation prepared for an emergency meeting over worries about the spread of the disease. The Middle East Respiratory System coronavirus has now killed 139 people…

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MERS coronavirus death toll in Saudi Arabia reaches 111

Ade Adewale — Sat, 03 May 2014 15:36:58 +0000

Saudi health authorities announced Saturday two new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, raising to 111 the number of fatalities since the disease appeared in the kingdom in September 2012. A 25-year-old man has died in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah…

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Saudi Arabia sacks health minister as MERS toll rises

Ade Adewale — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:30:32 +0000

Saudi Arabia dismissed its health minister on Monday just days after he visited a hospital at the centre of growing concerns about the kingdom's handling of the MERS virus. Abdullah al-Rabiah was named adviser to King Abdullah and replaced by Labour…

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