3 new infections monitored

June 18, 2013

The Department of Health is monitoring three additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome that Saudi Arabia reported to the World Health Organisation.
 
Those affected include a 42-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman, and a 2-year-old child, all with underlying illnesses.
 
This brings the latest global number of confirmed cases of the disease to 64, including 38 deaths.
 
No human infection with this virus has been identified in Hong Kong.