SHANGHAI - The effects of a new strain of the deadly coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, are reverberating well beyond China’s borders. The Middle East and North Africa are bracing for impact. A first case in the Middle East, reported in Dubai, recalls previous widespread epidemics. During 2012, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) claimed 858 victims out of 2,494 patients. The negative effects of the epidemic in the Middle East, which are far-reaching, are not exclusively related to the coronavirus crisis.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 08, 2020 19:52 UTC