At the Souillac Hospital: Death of a Patient Suspected of Having MERS Virus

A patient passed away this morning in the isolation unit of the Souillac hospital. He was a resident from the North, admitted to the Rose-Belle hospital on Monday before being transferred.

According to our sources, he is suspected of having contracted the MERS virus after traveling to Saudi Arabia. The patient also had pre-existing heart problems.

An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon, and further tests will be conducted to confirm whether it is indeed the MERS virus.

Let us remember that the MERS virus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) is a viral respiratory illness caused by the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).