A subregional training workshop on diagnosis and detection of novel coronavirus was carried out from 16 and 19 September in Amman, Jordan. Virologists from national influenza centres of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Yemen participated in the training. The aim of the training was to train participants on the use of real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique for diagnosis and detection of MERS-CoV and to improve quality of laboratory based surveillance.
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