South Korea reports seven new MERS cases
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea reported seven new cases of the MERS virus on Sunday, in an outbreak that has killed 14 people, as one citizen was hospitalised in Slovakia after being suspected of carrying...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 10th death from MERS virus
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea reported a 10th death from the MERS virus on Thursday, although officials say they believe the disease has peaked. The victim was a 65-year-old man who had been treated...
View ArticleWhat Is The MERS Outbreak In South Korea?
Twelve years ago the world was threatened by an outbreak of a new coronavirus called SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). SARS infected more than 8,000 people and killed one in ten of those...
View ArticleMers South Korea: WHO says more cases anticipated
13 June 2015 From the section Asia Body heat scanners are among the tools South Korea is using to control the spread of Mers South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is "large and...
View ArticleMers virus: Deadly outbreak 'likely to spread' as more cases confirmed in...
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...
View ArticleS.Korea reports 23 new MERS infections, 1 more death
SEOUL, June 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday identified 23 new contagions with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), increasing the total number to 87 while deaths from the viral disease rose...
View ArticleSouth Korean woman in contact with MERS patient dies
(CNN)A South Korean woman who had contact with a patient diagnosed with MERS has died of symptoms that are a hallmark of the dreaded respiratory virus, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare said...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 2 deaths from MERS
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of the virus that has killed hundreds...
View ArticleMore than 680 in South Korea isolated over MERS virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 680 people in South Korea are isolated after having contact with patients infected with a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, health...
View ArticleSouth Korea grapples to contain MERS as 1,364 in quarantine
Hong Kong (CNN)The World Health Organization warned that the MERS outbreak in South Korea is likely to grow, as 1,364 people remain under quarantine and confirmed cases grew to 30 people. So far, two...
View ArticleSouth Korea: 1,200 should stay home because of MERS-infected doctor
(CNN)South Korea's capital began asking more than 1,200 people Thursday to self-quarantine -- and is considering measures to force their isolation -- because they unknowingly attended a symposium with...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports new Mers case after four-day pause
2 July 2015 From the section Asia South Korea has not had a death from Mers for two days South Korea has reported a new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), the first after a four-day break...
View ArticleMERS infections in S. Korea surge to 87 with 23 new cases
SEOUL, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of South Koreans diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) surged to 87 on Monday as 23 new cases were added, the health ministry said. South Korea...
View ArticleSouth Korea says 11th patient has died of Mers infection as two hospitals...
South Korea today reported its 11th death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) as it sealed off two hospitals that treated infected patients – but tempered concerns by saying the rate of new...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports first two MERS deaths
South Korea’s Health Ministry has announced the death of two people from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has so far infected dozens of people in the Asian country. According to a...
View ArticleSouth Korea hospital 'is source of many Mers cases'
14 June 2015 From the section Asia Song Jae-Hoon apologised for failings at the Samsung Medical Center A hospital has suspended most of its services after being identified as the source of almost half...
View ArticleMERS Outbreak Anxiety Spreads to North Korea
Brian Padden SEOUL— The South Korean government is taking stronger measures to contain the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as the number of confirmed cases rose again Thursday to...
View ArticleSouth Korean woman becomes 14th patient to die from Mers as new infections...
South Korea today reported the 14th death from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), with 12 new cases including that of an ambulance driver who moved a patient infected with the...
View ArticleMers outbreak in South Korea: Pregnant woman among 122 people infected as...
A pregnant woman who caught Mers in hospital is one of the latest people to catch the virus in a growing outbreak in South Korea. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has so far caused at least 10 deaths...
View ArticleNo new MERS cases in South Korea after 16 days
South Korea has reported no new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for the first time in 16 days, indicating the first piece of good news after the outbreak of the deadly virus. South...
View ArticleOver 2,300 quarantined, 1,800 schools closed in S Korea over MERS
More than 2,300 people are quarantined and over 1,800 schools closed amid fears of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea. South Korean health officials announced the death...
View ArticleNorth Korea claims it has cure for MERS, AIDS, SARS, Ebola
North Korea claims it has produced a single miracle drug that can prevent and cure the deadly diseases of MERS, AIDS, Ebola, and SARS. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday...
View ArticleSouth Korea Health Ministry announces new MERS death
Health officials in South Korea have reported a new death from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), while the country has reported no new infection cases for eight consecutive days. South...
View ArticleMERS Outbreak Spreads in South Korea
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...
View ArticleFour new MERS cases confirmed in South Korea
South Korean health officials have confirmed four new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection as two major hospitals in the country suspend most of their services to patients in...
View ArticleMERS takes 32nd life in South Korea
Another victim has fallen victim to MERS in South Korea, raising the death toll from the deadly epidemic to 32. The South Korean Health Ministry said on Sunday that a 55-year-old man lost his life the...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports two more MERS deaths
Two more people have died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, which is in the grip of the largest outbreak of the deadly disease outside Saudi Arabia. The South Korean Health...
View ArticleNew MERS case reported in S Korea; no more deaths
South Korean health officials have reported a new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as the potentially deadly illness continues to affect more people in the East Asian nation. South...
View ArticleS Korea Health Ministry confirms new MERS case
South Korean health officials have reported a new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as the number of individuals infected with the potentially deadly virus in the East Asian nation...
View ArticleMERS cases in S Korea hit 162; death toll at 20
South Korean health officials have reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as the potentially deadly illness continues to claim more lives in the East Asian nation. South...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports no new MERS cases in 9 days
South Korea has cautiously reported no new cases of, or deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for the first time in nine days. South Korean officials, however, warned Monday that there...
View ArticleDeath toll from MERS rises to 16 in S Korea
South Korea’s Health Ministry has announced the death of one more person from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has so far infected dozens of people in the Asian country. Also, five...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 3 more MERS infections
Three more people have been diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases in the recent outbreak in the country to...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 5th MERS death, 14 more infections
Fourteen more people have been diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea as the disease takes its fifth victim there. South Korean health officials announced the death...
View Article3 more MERS infections reported in South Korea
Three more people have been diagnosed with the MERS virus in South Korea, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 169. The South Korean Health Ministry announced the new cases on...
View ArticleSouth Korea reports its first 2 deaths from MERS virus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of...
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