Brian Padden SEOUL— South Korean authorities reported Tuesday that two patients infected with MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, have died and the total number of infected with deadly virus has risen to 25. This is the largest MERS outbreak outside of the Middle East. The first two deaths associated with the MERS outbreak in South Korea occurred Monday according to the Ministry of Health. The victims were a 58-year-old woman who died of acute respiratory failure and a 71-year-old man. Both tested positive for the virus before they died. Also Tuesday, authorities...
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