Man Tests Positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi Near Oman Border: WHO

Man Tests Positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi Near Oman Border: WHO
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GENEVA—A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

The man in the city of Al Ain was admitted to hospital last month, the WHO said in a statement. Health officials had checked 108 people that he was in contact with, but no secondary infections had turned up so far, it added.