Latest MERS cases treated and discharged — health official

AMMAN — Bashir Qaseer, head of the Health Ministry’s primary health directorate, on Saturday said all six patients who have been diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus-related infection were treated and discharged.

The latest of these cases was an eight-month old child who was suffering from acute lung inflammation, the official said. Eleven cases of MERS have been registered this year, six of whom recovered, Qaseer said, stressing the ministry’s ongoing efforts to detect all cases of acute respiratory problems through hospitals and health centres.