WHO confirms Mers-Cov case in Oman

Oman reported a case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on August 30, WHO has said. Twelve cases were also reported from Saudi Arabia between August 15 and 30.

“On August 30, the national IHR focal point of Oman reported one case of MERS-CoV. The last report of MERS-CoV from Oman was on November 29, 2016,” the WHO said in a statement.
The infection was reported in a 54 year old male from Musannah.

He was first hospitalised on August 21, while laboratory confirmation came on August 29. The patient’s condition was said to be stable.

“The Ministry of Health in Oman is conducting contact tracing and follow-up of family and healthcare workers at the hospitals where the patient was treated. Laboratory testing for symptomatic and high-risk family