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A Liberian soldier mans a checkpoint to control the movement of people as authorities try to prevent the Ebola virus from spreading on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, on August 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)
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A Muslim pilgrim wears a surgical mask to help prevent infection from a respiratory virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May, 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Saudi Health Ministry has MERS outbreak under control: WHO official
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Health Ministry has successfully gained control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and has reigned in the spread of the coronavirus that causes it, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday. “The Saudi...Caption:
A Liberian woman reads a poster on the prevention of the Ebola epidemic during UNICEF’s sensitization campaign at the Mission for Today Holy Church in Newkru Town, Liberia, on June 22, 2014. (EPA/AHMED JALLANZO)
West African nations should be prepared for Ebola—WHO expert
Geneva, Reuters—West African nations neighboring those hit by the Ebola epidemic—Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea Bissau—should prepare for the possible arrival of travelers carrying the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said on Friday. “We want...Caption:
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus is seen in an undated transmission electron micrograph from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (REUTERS/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Handout via Reuters)
WHO: MERS virus isn’t an emergency—yet
London, AP—The spread of a puzzling respiratory virus in the Middle East and beyond doesn’t yet constitute a global health emergency despite a recent spike in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. The decision was made after a meeting of the...Caption:
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)