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All posts tagged "MERS"

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  MERS still plunges S. Korean tourism account deep into red

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than a month after its announcement of a de facto end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, South Korea remains gripped by the devastating blow that the disease has dealt to...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  S. Korean man suspected of MERS confirmed negative

  A Korean man who showed suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after his trip to the United Arab Emirates has been confirmed negative. The result came after the 38-year-old man was taken to a hospital...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  S. Korea far from declaring official end to MERS outbreak

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — One patient of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) remained hospitalized in South Korea on Monday, officials said, indicating the country may still be far from an official end to the outbreak that has claimed...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  S. Korea to replace health minister after MERS outbreak

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has decided to replace her health minister, officials said Tuesday, in the wake of criticism over the government’s handling of the MERS virus outbreak that killed 36 people and...

  • Posted August 4, 2015
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  S. Korea declares de facto end to MERS outbreak

  SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) — Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn Tuesday declared a de facto end to the outbreak of MERS which has claimed 36 lives in the country since May. The number of people diagnosed with Middle...

  • Posted July 27, 2015
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  MERS quarantine ends after 68 days

  By Kim Bo-eun There are no more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients quarantined in South Korea, signaling the end to an outbreak of the disease that gripped the country for more than two months. The last...

  • Posted July 27, 2015
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  Aug. 2 formal end to MERS outbreak in S. Korea: Jeju governor

  BEIJING, July 24 (Yonhap) — The provincial governor of South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, Won Hee-ryong, said Friday that he expects South Korea to declare a formal end to the outbreak of MERS around Aug....

  • Posted July 24, 2015
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