The Jordanian Health Ministry is reporting its eighth case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a patient in an Amman hospital, according to an Al Sharq report today (computer translated).

The source explained in a press statement today that the new situation that has been discovered infected with Corona, pointing out that the Jordanian Ministry of Health held an emergency meeting of the committee to discuss the repercussions of the epidemiology of the virus.

Maureen Metcalfe; Azaibi Tamin/CDC
Maureen Metcalfe; Azaibi Tamin/CDC