Some alarm over MERS-causing coronavirus

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Apparently, a family member of the COVID virus has infected a couple of victims in France.

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 A Deadly Coronavirus Resurfaces in France for First Time in 12 Years

French health officials are working to trace all the contacts of two men who contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a potentially deadly disease that typically only occurs in the Middle East.

These cases of the disease are the country’s first in 12 years, according to the French health ministry. The men, both of whom are in their 70s, are in a stable condition. About four in every 10 people who have a MERS infection die of the illness, and there is no cure or vaccine.

Officials have begun deploying strategies to contain the disease, including tracing known human contacts, performing testing and applying isolation. They have also issued instructions on what to do if symptoms occur. The MERS-causing coronavirus MERS-CoV, which belongs to the same family as the pathogen that causes COVID, can bring about severe respiratory problems, including cough, breathlessness and fever.