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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 Arabia reports 26 new MERS cases

Saudi Arabia reports 26 new MERS cases

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Saudi Arabia reported 26 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases on Thursday, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) acknowledged the rise in infections but denied that it has become a full-blown epidemic. Of the new cases, seven were...
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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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Saudi medical staff leave the emergency department at a hospital in the center of the Saudi capital Riyadh on April 8, 2014.(AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)


Opinion: Keep Calm and Carry On

Opinion: Keep Calm and Carry On

The more people there are, the more problems they have. We live in a time of peak population saturation; the land is full of people wherever you go. According to estimates, the world population broke the 1 billion mark in 1804. In the 20th century that number more...
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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)


Saudi Arabia: MERS infecting younger people

Saudi Arabia: MERS infecting younger people

Jeddah and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As two more people were reported dead on Wednesday in Jeddah from the MERS coronavirus, as a high-level source in the Saudi Health Ministry reported that the average age of people being infected is dropping. The Middle East...
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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)