- 28 April 2014
Middele East
- BBC NEWS
The health ministry said another eight deaths occurred on Sunday, taking the toll to 102.
The acting health minister says three hospitals in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam have been designated specialist centres for treating Mers.
Mers causes symptoms including fever, pneumonia and kidney failure.
The rate of infections is increasing and the World Health Organization (WHO) has offered to help Saudi Arabia investigate infection patterns.
The Saudi health ministry reported the latest deaths in a statement late on Sunday.
Among the victims were a child in the capital, Riyadh, and three people in the western city of Jeddah.
The ministry said it had detected a total of 16 new cases of Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) over the past 24 hours.
Acting health minister Adel Fakieh said the three hospitals designated as specialist centres for Mers treatment can accommodate 146 patients in intensive care.
On Saturday, Egypt recorded its first case - a 27-year-old man who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia.
Correspondents say many Saudis have voiced concerns on social media about government handling of the outbreak.
Last Monday, Saudi health minister Abdullah al-Rabiah was sacked without explanation as the Mers death toll climbed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27183972
WHAT: MERS
WHEN: April, 2014
WHERE: Middle East
WHY: The rate of infections is increasing
HOW: the three hospitals designated as specialist centres for Mers treatment
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MERS 中東呼吸道症候群
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Ministry (政府)部門
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designate 指定；指派
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centre ﹝英﹞中心
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respiratory 呼吸的
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syndrome 併發症狀
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accommodate 容納
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correspondent 通訊記者
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sack 解雇
The disaster is very like dengue fever in southern Taiwan. A lot of people suffer the pain even many people died in the end. The disaster also cause people no matter where they live are afraid of getting MERS. And it influence on not only people but also a country’s economy.
回覆刪除MERS is similar with SARS which was broke out in Taiwan in 2002. The symptom of this disaster is fever, pneumonia and kidney failure. Some Middle East country didn't have enough medical resources and cause the symptom became worse and worse. It not just influence the economy of the country but influence around the world.
回覆刪除MERS in this event cause between the world a very big panic,and the main country Korea did not prepare in advance then cause domestic epidemic continued amplification.And cause this event make the Korea from the negative approach then more positive to face this epidemic.
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