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The Saudi Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SaudiCDC) has confirmed two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Abha City, ruling out any presence of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus in the Kingdom.
The SaudiCDC took to Twitter to announce, "No cases of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in #Saudi_Arabia so far." Instead, two female healthcare workers from Abha City, ages 38 and 27 respectively, have been diagnosed with MERS, announced the CDC.
The statement debunks Indian media reports that a nurse working at a hospital in Saudi Arabia is the first Indian to be infected by the deadly Coronavirus that originated in China and has killed 17 so far.
No cases of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in #Saudi_Arabia so far.V Muraleedharan, the Minister of State for External Affairs, said on Twitter 100 Indian nurses, mostly from Kerala have been tested and none except one nurse was found infected by Coronavirus.
Events of public health concern are published daily at: https://t.co/JnQRmarvZ5#SCDC #Weqaya
- ?????? ?????? ??????? ?? ??????? ????????? (@SaudiCDC) January 23, 2020
Update from @CGIJeddah : About 100 Indian nurses mostly from Kerala working at Al-Hayat hospital have been tested and none except one nurse was found infected by Corona virus. Affected nurse is being treated at Aseer National Hospital and is recovering well. @PMOIndia @MEAIndia https://t.co/jM0u5243GVIn his tweets, the Indian Minister may have referred to MERS, which is also a coronavirus, however, Saudi officials have confirmed the cases are not the Novel Coronavirus strain that has the world on the edge.
- V. Muraleedharan (@MOS_MEA) January 23, 2020
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