All posts tagged "MERS"

  • A woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus uses her smartphone on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Travel concerns over MERS hits LA Korean American community

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff As the number of confirmed MERS cases in South Korea grows to 30, travel concerns have hit the Los Angeles Korean American community. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak has...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • This photo, taken on June 3, 2015, shows a classroom at an elementary school in Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, where no students are seen, as more than 500 schools have canceled classes due to increasing cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The health ministry confirmed that five more people have been infected with the potentially deadly virus in the country, bringing the tally to 30 with two confirmed deaths. (Yonhap)
    544 S. Korean schools cancel classes over MERS

    SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) — More than 500 schools have canceled classes to prevent the spread of a deadly virus that has killed two South Koreans, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday. As of 5 p.m., students...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • A group of foreign tourists wearing facial masks arrives at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on June 2, 2015, as South Korea is gripped by increasing cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. The state-run Korea Tourism Organization said about 2,500 Chinese and Taiwanese tourists have called off their visits to South Korea as of June 1 due to the virus scare. (Yonhap)
    MERS hits tourism industry

    By Kim Rahn The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is affecting the tourism industry, as people are canceling visits to Korea. Some Koreans who planned trips to the Middle East are also having second thoughts,...

    • Posted June 2, 2015
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  • Hospital workers wearing masks walk past a precaution against the MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus near a quarantine tent for people who could be infected with the MERS virus at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from MERS as it fights to contain the spread of the virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    WHO to send rapid response team to S. Korea for MERS outbreak

    By Jung Min-ho The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to send a rapid response team to Korea to help the country cope with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a source said Tuesday. The team will...

    • Posted June 2, 2015
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    Up to 209 schools closed to prevent spread of MERS

      UPDATED (Yonhap) — Up to 209 schools in South Korea are either closed or plan to shut down temporarily to prevent the spread of a deadly virus that has killed two South Koreans, officials said Tuesday....

    • Posted June 2, 2015
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    S. Korea reports first two MERS-related deaths

    SEOUL/SEJONG, June 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported the country’s first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Tuesday, saying a suspected patient was confirmed to have the virus after death and another confirmed patient...

    • Posted June 1, 2015
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  • South Koreans wearing masks against the possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus sit at the emergency room at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 1, 2015. 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 officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Condition of S. Korean patient with MERS in China worsens

    HONG KONG, June 1 (Yonhap) — The health of a South Korean man who was confirmed to have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in China has worsened, according to China’s state media Monday. The 44-year-old Korean man arrived...

    • Posted June 1, 2015
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