Via Khaleej Times: Elderly Omani diagnosed with coronavirus in Abu Dhabi. Excerpt:
The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) on Thursday announced that a 75-year-old Omani national visiting the country has been diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Mers-CoV).
The patient was hospitalised after suffering from respiratory symptoms in October and is currently in the ICU.
A source at the infection control committee monitoring the spread of the virus in the country said the decision was taken keeping in mind the fact the ‘crisis was almost over.’
In a statement to the state news agency Wam, HAAD confirmed that it is coordinating with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other authorities in the country, and has taken all the necessary measures as per international standards and recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The MoH added that the WHO confirmed that the virus is not a public health concern at the moment and that the current situation does not require a travel ban to any country in the world, screenings at different ports, or any restrictions on trade.
I have no idea what's meant by "the crisis was almost over." Nor do we know when in October this man began to show "respiratory symptoms," or when he was placed in intensive care. Or what his business was in Abu Dhabi, and how long he'd been there. The report spends more time telling us not to worry than it does telling us about the case.
