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1. News - World - PUBLIC HEALTH

   First patient-to-nurse spread of new Sars-like virus reported

   Posted May 16th 2013, 08:52am by Reuters

   ... News World Novel coronavirus nCoV Sars-like virus SARS Reuters in London Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new Sars-like virus after catching it from patients in their care – the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organisation said. The new virus, known as novel coronavirus, or nCoV, is from the same ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1238722/first-patient-nurse-spread-new-sars-virus-reported
2. News - World - SAUDI ARABIA

   Saudi Arabia confirms another death from Sars-like virus

   Posted May 23rd 2013, 08:31pm by Reuters

   ... News World Novel coronavirus nCoV Sars-like virus SARS Riyadh Saudi Arabia Reuters in Dubai Follow @SCMP_News Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the Sars-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 17. A non-Saudi, whose nationality and age were not given, died on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1244320/saudi-arabia-confirms-another-death-sars-virus
3. News - World

   Saudi health workers contract Sars-like bug in hospital

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... a hospital. The new virus, known as novel coronavirus, or nCoV, is from the same family of viruses as those that cause common colds and the one that caused the deadly outbreak of severe acute ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1239337/saudi-health-workers-got-sars-bug-hospital
4. News - World - PUBLIC HEALTH

   Saudi death from Sars-like virus raises toll to 9

   Posted Mar 13th 2013, 08:33am by AFP

   ... recommendations for surveillance and monitoring,” it said. Member states should promptly assess and notify WHO of any new case of infection with nCoV, along with information about potential exposures ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1189674/saudi-death-sars-virus-raises-toll-9
5. News - World - HEALTH

   New death from Sars-like virus in Saudi, says WHO

   Posted Feb 22nd 2013, 10:08am by Agence France-Presse in Geneva

   ... authorities should test for NCoV in cases of unexplained pneumonia or other severe, “progressive or complicated respiratory illnesses not responding to treatment, particularly in persons travelling ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1155985/new-death-sars-virus-saudi-says-who