South Korea has confirmed five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 30. The health ministry announced the new incidences of the virus on Wednesday, amid fears that the disease, which can be fatal, appears to be spreading. Of the five new cases, four had been in the same hospital as the first patient, a 68-year-old man who had recently travelled to four countries in the Middle East, Reuters reported. Mers...
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