. Saudi Arabia on Sunday confirmed the increase in cases of the deadly virus in the country in the past two weeks . The statement comes amid criticism that the kingdom ' not do much to address the epidemic .
Last weekend , the United Arab Emirates announced six cases separately Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( MERS ) between their medical crew . One of them died . The large number of cases among medical officers raises questions about how effective government control of Arab countries will be MERS . Moreover , endemic already occurred 1.5 years later .
" I'm not sure [ the government ] really understand that MERS is a big issue , " said a doctor Saudi Arabia on Sunday at King Fahd General Hospital in Jeddah . Hospitals ( Hospital ) was a large public listed MERS cases spike in the city during April ..
King Fahd Hospital emergency room re- opened on Friday . The room was closed temporarily for disinfection treatment against MERS , as described officers . Patients choosing to avoid the hospital . Medics " very worrying " condition , especially after one of their colleagues died from the disease . " What I really hope is that [ the government ] to close the hospital as a whole " until the outbreak subsided , said doctors at the King Fahd .
MERS cases occured last week , according to Dr. . Ian M. Mackay , Australian epidemiologists keep track of MERS . Approximately 50 of the total cases hit medics . According to Mackay , the victims of data is a reminder for the government to control its spread . " As far as we know , MERS - CoV is not easily spread between humans . Thus , these cases imply a failure in the prevention and control of infection . "
Saudi Arabia and some other countries in the Gulf region claim to have taken sufficient action , since the first confirmed case of MERS laboratory test in September 2012 . Since then , WHO has confirmed 228 cases admitted . A total of 92 of them , including fatal , mostly due to infections in the respiratory tract .
The number of cases rose sharply this month . In four days until Thursday , Saudi Arabia announced 15 new cases were confirmed MERS to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) . Data provided including two deaths , according to WHO posted via their official Twitter account on Sunday night .
The majority of cases occurred in Saudi Arabia MERS . Officers have confirmed some cases in Europe , which is believed to be associated with outbreaks of the Middle East . The Yemeni government on Sunday confirmed the first case of MERS there .
Medical research is one of the states of camels carrying the virus MERS . Even so , MERS also confirmed by way of a limited spread between humans .WSJ
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