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  Two Saudi health-care workers now infected by SARS-linked virus

  A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday.

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  Canada's national lab has sample of new coronavirus

  Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg has a sample of the new coronavirus that is causing infections in a number of countries, most notably Saudi Arabia.

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  Saudi Arabia confirms 4 news cases of SARS-linked virus

  Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears centred in the Arabian Peninsula but that has also been reported in Europe.

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  France confirms 2nd SARS-related virus case in hospital roommate

  France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs.

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  Tests negative on 3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus: French minister

  France's health minister says tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative -- but a fourth needs complementary tests and a fifth suspected case has been discovered.

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  Officials investigating 3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France

  French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, while a man confirmed to have the virus remains hospitalized.

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  Saudis find 2 more coronavirus cases, bringing cluster to 15

  Authorities in Saudi Arabia have found two more people who were infected with the new coronavirus in a large cluster of cases in the eastern portion of the country.

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  Toronto SARS expert to go to Saudi Arabia to help with coronavirus

  Authorities in Saudi Arabia have invited outside experts to help it deal with a large outbreak of the new coronavirus in the eastern Saudi city of al Hofuf, and a Canadian infectious diseases specialist is among them.

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  France confirms first case of new SARS-related coronavirus

  A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might have been in contact with him to prevent it from spreading.

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  Saudi Arabia confirms 3 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 13

  Saudi Arabia has confirmed three additional coronavirus infections in a growing cluster that involves a health-care facility in the eastern part of the country.