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Arab Health Officials Scramble to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO, EGYPT - As the first cases of the deadly coronavirus are
   registered in the Arab world, health officials in many Arab countries
   are scrambling to prevent the disease from spreading widely.

   Algerian TV showed health officials screening passengers for possible
   symptoms of the coronavirus on flights arriving from China or from the
   Gulf, where many passengers from Asia transit.

   Dr. Hahad Amiroush, the head of border health control at Houari
   Boumediene Airport in Algiers, told journalists that high-risk
   passengers who show signs of a high fever, coughing or respiratory
   difficulties, will be taken to a hospital for testing if they are
   suspected of having the virus.
   

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