3rd Turk hospitalized for suspected MERS case in Adana
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A 60-year-old patient had just returned from Saudi Arabia on Hajj pilgrimage.
A third suspected Coronavirus patient was identified in Turkey's southern Adana province, the health officials said Tuesday.
The 60 year-old patient came to the Ceyhan public hospital with complaints of high fever and nausea -- both symptoms of Coronavirus infection.
The patient, who had just returned from Saudi Arabia, was sent to the Adana Numune Research Hospital for treatment. It was not immediately clear if the patient had contracted the disease.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, Istanbul Eyup Hospital's emergency service was quarantined after a 73 year-old woman, also just back from Saudi Arabia, exhibited Coronavirus symptoms. The woman came to the emergency department of the hospital Tuesday with complaints of high fever and nausea.
The woman was eventually isolated in a special ward at the hospital, and the service reopened. Hospital authorities have yet to announce whether she is infected with the deadly virus.
On Monday, a 79 year-old patient in the southern province of Antalya was admitted to a hospital with similar symptoms. The woman was isolated in a special ward at the hospital and her blood samples were sent to a laboratory at a public health center in capital Ankara to identify her illness.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as the Coronavirus, was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. It has been found in camels in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Egypt.
The Coronavirus spreads quickly through contact in crowded spaces, posing a particular risk during the Hajj. Saudi Arabia said it had taken precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak during the pilgrimage.
Anadolu Agency
The 60 year-old patient came to the Ceyhan public hospital with complaints of high fever and nausea -- both symptoms of Coronavirus infection.
The patient, who had just returned from Saudi Arabia, was sent to the Adana Numune Research Hospital for treatment. It was not immediately clear if the patient had contracted the disease.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, Istanbul Eyup Hospital's emergency service was quarantined after a 73 year-old woman, also just back from Saudi Arabia, exhibited Coronavirus symptoms. The woman came to the emergency department of the hospital Tuesday with complaints of high fever and nausea.
The woman was eventually isolated in a special ward at the hospital, and the service reopened. Hospital authorities have yet to announce whether she is infected with the deadly virus.
On Monday, a 79 year-old patient in the southern province of Antalya was admitted to a hospital with similar symptoms. The woman was isolated in a special ward at the hospital and her blood samples were sent to a laboratory at a public health center in capital Ankara to identify her illness.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as the Coronavirus, was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. It has been found in camels in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Egypt.
The Coronavirus spreads quickly through contact in crowded spaces, posing a particular risk during the Hajj. Saudi Arabia said it had taken precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak during the pilgrimage.
Anadolu Agency
