PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (115): Oman, RFI

MERS — Oman
A new case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) — also known as [MERS-coronavirus] — has been found in a 67 year old Omani national, the Ministry of Health said.
The patient was suffering from an acute respiratory infection and has been cured after treatment in a local [Muscat] government hospital, the ministry stated on Tuesday [29 Nov 2016].

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[This is the 8th laboratory confirmed case of MERS-CoV infection reported by Oman since September