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One death, 3 new MERS cases found
  Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — A 61-year-old Saudi man died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a government hospital in Riyadh on Tuesday and three new confirmed cases of the infection were reported in Arar, Makkah and Jeddah ...
20 MERS centers under reevaluation
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health is reevaluating 20 centers specified for the treatment of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Command and Control Center chief Dr. Abdulaziz Saeed said the centers to be reevaluated include King ...
KAU health campaign launched
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — King Abdulaziz University Pediatrics College launched a health campaign to promote natural growth of children, while focusing on malnourishment and the vitamin D deficiency among children, on Saturday. The campaign’s supervisor and Assistant Professor Dr. Abdulmueen Al-Agha ...
18,000 patients with renal failure in KSA
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation reported there are around 18,000 patients with renal failure in the Kingdom. The general head of the center Dr. Faisal Shaheen said the number includes Saudis and non-Saudis who went through ...
Saudi public heedless of coronavirus risks: Survey
  Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — About 97 percent of people who are in contact with camels do not wear facial masks or gloves to protect themselves from the coronavirus that causes the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and other illnesses transmitted ...
Special clinics to segregate suspected MERS patients
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has set up specially-equipped external clinics at every public hospital to check and assign patients to the right emergency wards and specialized clinics, announced Deputy Minister of General Health and head of ...
Experts ‘skeptical’ about need for health insurance for Saudis
  Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Healthcare experts said providing all-inclusive health insurance to Saudis working in the private sector will save the country SR38 billion. Othman Al-Rabiah, a former deputy minister of health, said health insurance has been available to all ...
Private hospital shut down in Jeddah
  Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH —  The Health Affairs Directorate in Jeddah closed down a private hospital in the Bani Malik District on Monday for committing numerous life-threatening health violations and for not rectifying a shortage in the medical services it dispensed. An ...
73 quakes west of Umluj in one week
    Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) recorded a total of 73 Red Sea earthquakes since last Monday. The director of the SGS’ National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Hani Zahran, said the earthquakes happened 90 km west of ...
Makkah could get rain on Friday
  Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Light rainfall has been predicted for Makkah on Friday. Meteorologist at the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Khalid Al-Qassim said a cold wave that swept across the Kingdom has receded since Tuesday. He added that the Huda ...
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