Saudi Arabia: MERS fatalities higher than previously reported

In Saudi Arabia fatality rates from a deadly new virus have been revised upwards. They are now reported to be 41 percent, up from the previously estimated rate of 33 percent. Since 2012 there have been 688 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia. A total of 282 patients have died, 353 have recovered and 53 are still being treated. Ziad Memish, the former deputy health minister, defended the actions taken: "A lot of interventions have been carried out by the healt... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/04/sa... What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://bit.ly/1qPwqgE In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews