{
  "id": 12582438,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia reports 30% rise in ICU admissions linked to seasonal respiratory infections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/saudi-arabia-reports-30-rise-in-icu-admissions-linked-to-seasonal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:55:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-reports-30-rise-in-icu-admissions-linked-to-seasonal-respiratory-infections-1.500701121"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi Arabia has recorded a 30 per cent rise in intensive care admissions linked to respiratory infections over the past three weeks as seasonal viruses become more active, the Health Ministry said. The ministry said respiratory infections had increased with the start of the seasonal period of heightened virus activity, but stressed that the rise remained within expected seasonal levels.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}