WHO expects ‘more MERS cases’ in M.East after expat contracts disease in Abu Dhabi

Alarabiya
Jul 25, 2023

WHO expects ‘more MERS cases’ in M.East after expat contracts disease in Abu Dhabi


The World Health Organization says it expects more cases of the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to be detected in the region after a patient in Abu Dhabi tested positive for the disease earlier this month.

It has been 19 months since the last known case of MERS – a viral respiratory infection caused by a coronavirus called MERS-CoV – was reported in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).