The Health Ministry says two more people have died from MERS, raising the total number of fatalities in the Kingdom to 44.
The victims were identified as a 41-year-old expat who was working in the health sector in Riyadh and a 79-year-old Saudi who suffered from chronic illnesses and who came into contact with a patient stricken by the virus in the northeastern city of Hafr Al-Baten.
Meanwhile, international airports in India have stepped up surveillance to prevent the entry of MERS.
Following the WHO warning, Kochi International Airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala, was one of the first airports to implement precautionary measures against the threat of MERS. Jaiboy Jacob, an Indian expat from Kerala who recently returned from a month long home trip, said: “Kochi airport authorities have instructed all airport staff, airlines and their staff and immigration and customs personnel to strictly carry out the instructions issued under recommendation from the WHO.”
Srinivas, a medical professional who returned from Hyderabad, said: “Precautionary measures have been stepped up at airports to prevent the entry of the deadly virus. The Airports Authority of India has issued a notification alerting international airports in the country to increase surveillance to prevent the entry of MERS.”
Read news in full 07/09/13 Rashid Hassan/Arab News
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