Professor Ali Mohamed Zaki and the Corona Virus

A portrait of Professor Ali Mohamed Zaki in his office in Cairo, Egypt.

A portrait in the office of Professor Ali Mohamed Zaki in his office in Cairo, Egypt on March 15 . Dr. Zaki diagnosed the first patient with a strain of the Corona Virus in Saudi Arabia. He was then fired for announcing it himself, but the information was later used to help diagnose another patient in the UK.