The World Health Organization indicated that on April 28 it received a report from the Sultanate of Oman stating that the man was infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), noting that his condition was unstable. She explained that “the injury of a 34-year-old man occurred as a result of direct contact with animals such as camels, sheep and goats, based on the fact that 6 workers and 27 medical workers were included and observed for two days. weeks from the time the person was injured, as no other injuries were reported.”

The organization’s report stated that “the Corona virus that causes respiratory syndrome in the Middle East is rare in the Sultanate of Oman, and statistics show that since June 2013, there have been 25 cases of infection with the virus and 7 deaths.” On April 28, the National Coordinating Center for International Health Regulations in the Sultanate of Oman informed the World Health Organization that it had detected an infection with a respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Middle East from the province of Al Dakhira, and began to develop symptoms. April 18, such as shortness of breath and high fever and continued for 6 days.