UAE- HAAD announces death of MERS Coronavirus patient

1/27/2016 9:10:47 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

ABU DHABI 27th January 2016 (WAM) -- The Health AuthorityAbu Dhabi (HAAD) the regulatory body of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi announced today that a 73-year-old has passed away after contracting MERS Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The patient was reported earlier this month as the first confirmed case of MERS Coronavirus. The second reported case was a contact of this patient with no symptoms who cleared the virus and has left the hospital.

The authority in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other medical authorities nationwide has taken all necessary measures as per international standards and recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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