DOHA: Amid a jump in the number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases in Saudi Arabia, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) yesterday clarified that Qatar had had no new cases since November 2013.
In a statement, the SCH said that it was constantly analysing the risk of MERS and taking precautions to prevent it from spreading, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and the World Health Organisation.
High body temperature with breathing difficulty has been identified as one symptom of MERS. People displaying the symptom are immediately isolated and tested at a specialised laboratory of Hamad Medical Corporation.
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