All posts tagged "MERS"

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    Samsung heir apologizes in public for MERS spread

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The heir of the Samsung business group has made a deep bow in apology as criticism mounts on a Samsung hospital for its role in spreading the Middle East respiratory syndrome. Lee...

    • Posted June 22, 2015
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  • A nurse wearing a protective suit works at a negative pressure isolation sickroom at National Medical Center in Seoul on June 19, 2015, to take care of a patient suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). (Yonhap)
    S. Korea’s MERS death toll rises to 27

    SEJONG, June 22 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported two more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Monday, with three new cases, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the disease here to 169. The new...

    • Posted June 22, 2015
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  • In this Thursday, June 18, 2015, file photo, an official wearing a mask as a precaution against the MERS virus works with a South Korean national flag in the background at Dongdaemun District Office in Seoul, South Korea. The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday praised beleaguered South Korean officials and exhausted health workers, saying their efforts to contain a deadly MERS virus outbreak have put the country on good footing and lowered the public risk. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Only teen MERS patient recovers following successful brain tumor surgery

    By Kim Se-jeong A teenager who was diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has recovered from the disease and was sent home, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Monday. The 16-year-old boy, whose...

    • Posted June 22, 2015
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  • Elementary school students wear masks as a precaution against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus as they arrive at Midong Elementary School in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 8, 2015. South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from MERS as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea reports no additional deaths from MERS, no new cases

    (Yonhap) — No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday, possibly indicating the outbreak here may be nearing an end. The number of people diagnosed...

    • Posted June 19, 2015
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  • North Korea's Korean Central News Agency reports on June 19, 2015 that its "Kumdang-2" injection is highly effective in preventing and curing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and other contagious diseases. (Yonhap)
    North Korea claims to have developed panacea for MERS

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Friday it has developed an injection that is highly effective in preventing and curing the MERS virus and other contagious diseases. But doubts have arisen over the credibility of its claim...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • (Yonhap)
    MERS hits doctors, nurses hard

    Medical staff account for 20% of confirmed cases By Lee Kyung-min The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that medical staff account for nearly a fifth of confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients. Of the...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • Students at an elementary school in Busan, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, attend class wearing masks as they resumed classes on June 18, 2015 after their school lifted a temporary closure due to the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. (Yonhap)
    3 more MERS-related deaths in S. Korea, 14% fatality rate

    SEJONG, June 18 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported three more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Thursday, bringing the death toll to 23. The latest deaths put the fatality rate of the disease in the country...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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