23 June 2013 (13:18 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1434/02 Tir 1391/16 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) reporting another person has died and two more people are infected. That makes 70 cases and 39 deaths globally.
KSA health officials continue to accuse a Netherlands university of intentionally dragging their feet on developing a vaccine for the bat virus. KSA officials say the university wanted to wait for patent rights before continuing with research.
There is growing evidence that MERS is a fast spreader, especially inside hospitals.