Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Panic grips Saudis amid fears of SARS-like virus

Riyadh (AFP) May 13, 2013



Panic gripped Saudis in the country's east on Monday, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hit 15.

Scores of people have reported to the emergency services at hospitals in the city of Al-Ahsa in Eastern Province, after showing even the slightest signs of a fever.

"I felt the symptoms of a ....