Novel coronavirus is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness in humans and animals. In humans, this large family of viruses are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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Locally: Currently ,there are no confirmed cases of MERS –CoV in Bahrain despite testing of more than 753 samples of suspected cases from governmental and private hospitals .
46 samples were tested from the contacts of camels and turned to be negative
Total samples tested 799
Regional: there are reported laboratory -confirmed MERS –CoV cases in some countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Worldwide: from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a total of 872 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including 313 deaths.

For more information: World Health Organization (WHO)