S. Korea reports 13th MERS death
South Korea on Friday reported three more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but health officials urged people to go about their normal daily activities, saying the rate of new cases...
View ArticleS.Korea MERS virus outbreak "large and complex": WHO
South Korea's outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is "large and complex" and more cases should be expected, a team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts said Saturday.
View ArticleS.Korea reports 14th MERS death, 12 new cases
South Korea on Saturday 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...
View Article'Excessive' public alarm as S. Korea reports 16th MERS death (Update)
South Korea Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called "excessive" public alarm.
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 20th MERS death
South Korea Wednesday announced its 20th death from the MERS virus as criticism grew of efforts to contain the outbreak, with alarming reports of new cases slipping through a quarantine that already...
View ArticleWHO says MERS a 'wake-up call' as S. Korea reports 20th death
The MERS outbreak in South Korea is a "wake-up call", the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, saying that a lack of knowledge and substandard controls in hospitals had contributed to the spread...
View ArticleMiddle East respiratory syndrome: A global health challenge
The ongoing outbreak in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is an important reminder that the Middle East respiratory virus (MERS-CoV) requires constant vigilance and could spread to other countries...
View ArticleOmani MERS patient's relatives tested for virus in Thailand
Thai authorities Friday said two relatives of an Omani man found to have MERS were being tested for the deadly virus in the kingdom.
View ArticleS. Korea reports two deaths, three new MERS cases
South Korea Monday reported two MERS fatalities and three new cases, taking the country's death toll to 27 in the largest outbreak of the virus outside Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleSamsung heir apologises over S. Korea MERS outbreak
The heir to South Korean business giant Samsung on Tuesday publicly bowed his head in apology for one of its flagship hospitals becoming an epicentre of the MERS virus, as health officials reported...
View ArticleExpert explains origins, treatment of MERS
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has since become a concern in South Korea, where at least 20 deaths have been confirmed. Cases of MERS have...
View ArticleS. Korea reports two more MERS deaths
South Korea on Thursday reported two more deaths from its MERS outbreak and one more new case, bringing the total fatalities from the deadly virus to 29.
View ArticleSouth Korea reports 32nd MERS death
South Korea on Sunday reported its 32nd death from MERS as the virus's mortality rate continued to rise even as the pace of the outbreak appeared to slow.
View ArticleS. Korea cautiously reports no new MERS cases or deaths
South Korea reported no new cases of MERS or deaths from the virus for the first time in nine days Monday, but officials warned there was no indication yet that the outbreak had been brought under...
View ArticleFirst-ever possible treatments for MERS
As the South Korean epidemic of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) continues unabated, researchers have raced to find treatments for the deadly virus, which has killed more than 400 people since...
View ArticleThird day with no new MERS cases in S. Korea
South Korea said Tuesday it had gone three days without any new cases of the deadly MERS virus, in a welcome boost to efforts to tackle the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleS. Korea reports two new MERS cases after four day hiatus (Update)
South Korea on Thursday reported two new cases of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, after four days in which no cases were spotted.
View ArticleMERS cases keep coming from Samsung hospital
Another doctor at a major hospital that has been the epicentre of MERS outbreak in Seoul has contracted the deadly virus, the government said Saturday.
View ArticlePhilippines confirms second MERS case (Update)
A foreigner who flew to the Philippines from the Middle East has become the second confirmed case of MERS in the country, the health department said Monday, as a deadly outbreak in South Korea spreads...
View ArticleS. Korea reports 36th MERS death
South Korea Friday reported its 36th death from MERS, although it has had no confirmed new cases of the virus in the past five days.
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