New MERS-coronavirus cases in Saudi bring global total to 102: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight more people in Saudi Arabia have contracted the MERS coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed infections worldwide in the past year to 102, of whom almost half have died, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Two of the men from Riyadh, who were already suffering from chronic diseases, died, while most of the other victims remain in intensive care, it said. Additionally, a person with a previously laboratory-confirmed case from the United Arab Emirates has died, it said. ...



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