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WHO Reprimands Saudi Arabia Facility: New Coronavirus Is Spreading Patient-To-Nurse

By Susan Scutti | May 16, 2013 12:16 PM EDT

Two nurses in Saudi Arabia are added to the country's list of now 30 infected individuals.

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Saudi Arabia Reports 4 New Cases Of Coronavirus

By Susan Scutti | May 14, 2013 11:14 AM EDT

This new virus was first identified and reported by Dr. Ali Mohamed Zaki in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to the World Health Organization.

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Coronavirus In France: 3 Of 5 Suspected Cases Test Negative

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 11, 2013 02:27 PM EDT

French Health Minister Marisol Touraine announced Saturday that 3 of the 5 people suspected to have come in contact with coronavirus-infected patient do not have the disease.

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New Coronavirus Suspected In France, Two More Hit In Saudi Arabia

By Ansa Varughese | May 10, 2013 10:39 AM EDT

On top of two more cases in Saudi, a potentially infected nurse was admitted to a hospital in Douai, northern France, the same hospital with the only confirmed case of the new coronavirus.

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No Saudi Arabia Travel Restrictions From WHO, Despite Deaths From SARS-Like Virus

By Jonathan Weiss | May 07, 2013 11:40 AM EDT

With the World Health Organization's reports of more deaths and infections in Saudi Arabia, it suggests vigilance but no restrictions.

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SARS-Like Coronavirus In Saudi Arabia Kills Five

By Jonathan Weiss | May 02, 2013 10:09 AM EDT

While the SARS-related virus infects patients in the UK, Jordan, and Germany, Saudi Arabia remains the epicenter of infections.

Novel SARS-like Coronavirus Can Infect Bats and Pigs

By Amber Moore | Dec 13, 2012 07:24 PM EST

A novel SARS-like coronavirus that killed five people in the Middle East has the ability to infect cells of animals like bats and pigs.

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Novel Coronavirus Infection Death Toll Reaches Five in Three Countries, Confirms WHO

By Amber Moore | Dec 01, 2012 11:24 AM EST

The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed two new deaths due to the novel coronavirus taking the total death toll to five.

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Four New Cases of SARS-Like Virus Reported From Saudi, Qatar: WHO

By Amber Moore | Nov 24, 2012 10:37 AM EST

Four more people have been infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total to six, said the World Health Organization.

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SARS-Like Virus Infected 5 People In Denmark, Health Officials Say

By Makini Brice | Sep 26, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

Two of the people currently isolated for the infection are under the age of five.

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New SARS-Like Virus Found in Middle East

By Makini Brice | Sep 24, 2012 11:05 AM EDT

The disease, in the same family of viruses as the common cold, has infected a 49-year-old Qatari national and has already killed a 60-year-old Saudi man.

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