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In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014 file photo, passengers walk past the medical quarantine area showing information sheets for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus at the arrival section of Manila’s International Airport in Paranaque, south of Manila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Medical workers wear masks as they leave the emergency section in King Fahd hospital in the city of Hofuf, 370 kms East of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on June 16, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)
Saudi Ministry of Health issues new Hajj guidance
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Arabian ministry of health recommended Friday that elderly people with chronic diseases, such as those affecting the heart, kidneys and respiratory system, as well as diabetes, postpone undertaking the Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages this...Caption:
This undated image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency)
Second French coronavirus case confirmed
Paris and Riyadh, Reuters—A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a case of human-to-human transmission. The new infection was found in a 50-year-old man who had...Caption:
This undated image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency)