Event Report

Base data

Event code EH-HCI/00373/SAU
Main category Epidemic Hazard
Sub category highly infectious human disease
Event date (UTC) Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:39:13 +0000
Last update (UTC) Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:39:13 +0000

Geolocation

Continent Middle-East
Country Saudi Arabia
Administration area Province of Asir
Settlement Khamis Mushait
Exact location Al-Hayat Hospital
Open Location Code: 7HC48P4H+7P
Size of affected area County-level
Additional events None or not detected.

Common Alerting Protocol Information

Urgency Past
Certainty Observed
Severity Extreme
Category Health

Event details

An Indian nurse working at a hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia has been infected by the coronavirus amid an outbreak that has killed 17 people in China, India’s minister of state for external affairs said on Thursday. “About 100 Indian nurses, mostly from Kerala, working at al-Hayat hospital have been tested and none except one nurse was found infected by a coronavirus. The affected nurse is being treated at Aseer National Hospital and is recovering well,” V. Muraleedharan tweeted. Al-Hayat Hospital is in Khamis Mushait, some 900 km (560 miles) southwest of the capital Riyadh. The minister added that the nurses had been quarantined and tested due to the threat.
Authentic source : Information from trusted source (newspapers, emails, websites).

Situation update


Casualties

Number of dead: 0 person(s)
Number of injured: 0 person(s)
Number of Affected: 0 person(s)
Number of Rescued/evacuated: 0 person(s)
Number of Missing: 0 person(s)
Number of Infected: 1 person(s)

Event Specific Details


[Epidemic Hazard - highly infectious human disease]
Name of diseaseMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Biosafety levelLevel 3 - Hight
Pathogenvirus
SpaciesHuman
Infection statusconfirmed
Additional information

Overview map



Risk Analisys

Nearest marine ports There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports King Khaled Air Base (7.89 km), Abha Regional Airport (10.56 km)
Nearest nuclear power plant There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.

Country Information

Country name: Saudi Arabia
Capital city: Riyadh
Continent: Asia
Region: Middle East
ISO3 code: SAU
ISO3 code: SA
Area (square kilometer): 2 149 690 km2
Population: 21 607 000