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| Riyadh governor orders anti-MERS push |
| 2014-11-01 |
| [ARABNEWS] The Riyadh governorate is set to launch an awareness program on the dangers of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), targeting camel breeders, schools, malls and King Khaled International Airport. Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah issued the directive during a meeting with senior health officials including Adnan Al-Abdulkareem, director general of the region's health department. Al-Abdulkareem thanked Prince Turki for his concern and highlighted the various efforts underway to prevent the virus from spreading. He said that treatment of people infected with the virus is taking place at the newly built Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, designated by Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih as the region's MERS center. Al-Abdulkareem said that the directorate has formed 20 teams to conduct awareness sessions at schools, malls and King Khalid International Airport, to highlight its efforts to fight the virus, including how it spreads and preventative measures. He said the teams are using print, broadcast and social media to spread the message. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Its a perfect storm,,, mers and ebola outbreaking at the same time. Mers appears only slightly less lethal. Not sure how contagious |
| Posted by: Anon1 2014-11-01 13:20 |