Four people have died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and four others contracted the virus within 24 hours, the Health Ministry an**unced. According to the ministry, the first case of infection was a 57-year-old expatriate who showed the symptoms and was admitted to a government hospital in Riyadh in a stable condition. The second case was a 61-year-old Saudi woman who was admitted to a government hospital in Riyadh in a critical condition. The third and the fourth were Saudi men aged 53 and 63 who were admitted to a government hospital in Riyadh.