Saudi Arabia Invites U.N. Mission To Assist In Efforts Against MERS
U.N. News Centre: Saudi Arabia invites U.N. health team in precautionary measure against spread of respiratory virus
“The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced it is dispatching a mission to Saudi Arabia next week at the request of the government to take preventive measures for a possible upsurge of cases of a respiratory virus linked with camels known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)…” (2/13).
VOA News: WHO Mission to Saudi Arabia to Target MERS Corona Virus
“…Saudi Arabia is entering the third year of battling the MERS-Corona virus. WHO researchers have reported at least 975 cases, including 358 deaths — a 35 percent fatality rate — from the disease since 2012…” (Schlein, 2/14).
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