RIYADH: The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in
cooperation with the ministries of health and agriculture has launched a
joint program for comprehensive research on the Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which has infected 1,276 people in the
Kingdom since June 2012.
Of the total number of MERS victims, 546 have died, according to the Ministry of Health's latest count.
The
agreement was signed by President of the King Abdul Aziz City for
Science and Technology (KACST) Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al
Saud, Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Minister of Agriculture
Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli at KACST headquarters on Sunday.
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Research on MERS launched | Arab News
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