MERS-CoV Continues to Smoulder in Saudi Arabia

MERS-CoV Continues to Smoulder in Saudi Arabia The highly lethal coronavirus that causes the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) continues to cause more deaths and illness in Saudi Arabia, where this virus was first detected in June last year. Although people have...

MERS-CoV and the Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages

MERS-CoV and the Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is expected to draw about 3 million pilgrims when it occurs in the 3rd week of October. In addition, the Umrah pilgrimage, which can occur at any time of the year, often...