The winners of the tie will face either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid, who drew 2-2 in Tuesday's first leg in Munich
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All airlines and point of entries in the UAE, including airports and seaports, have been advised to keep a watch out for people exhibiting symptoms of Nipah virus (NiV), a senior health official from the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said.
In a circular issued to all local authorities, airports, airlines, private and public hospitals on Thursday, the ministry outlined measures to be taken to protect the UAE from the communicable virus that has claimed up to 14 lives in Kerala, India, since its outbreak. Over 40 people are in quarantine due to the virus scare.
Dr Fatma Al Attar, director of International Health Regulations at the ministry, told Khaleej Times that the circular had also been sent to all healthcare workers in private and public hospitals.
"It states the case definition, symptoms and signs, how to detect the cases and how to take all the precautionary measures since the Nipah virus can be transmitted from person to person, through body fluids," she said.
Nipah virus - Signs and symptoms NiV infection in humans has a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection to acute respiratory syndrome and fatal encephalitis. NiV is also capable of causing disease in domestic animals. NiV infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans. Symptoms include: . Breathing trouble . Brain swelling . Fever . Headache . Drowsiness, disorientation and delirium . Coma possible within 48 hours of onset The disease travels through direct contact with a patient. There is no vaccine for the virus yet and main treatment for those infected is intensive support care. In the absence of a vaccine, the only way to reduce infection in people is by raising awareness of the risk factors and measures they can take to reduce exposure to NiV. |
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