All posts tagged "MERS"

  • Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin talks to reporters during press conference in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, June 18, 2015. Thailand says it has confirmed its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, a man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country for treatment of a heart condition. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
    Thailand reports first confirmed case of deadly MERS virus

    BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand confirmed on Thursday its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, a 75-year-old man who recently arrived from Oman for treatment of a heart condition. Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said two...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • Women wear masks as a precaution against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus as they walk on the Myeongdong, one of the main shopping districts, one of the main shopping districts in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The death toll continued to mount in South Korea's MERS outbreak on Tuesday even as schools reopen and people recover from the virus. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    How MERS is changing daily life in S. Korea

    By Kim Bo-eun People are shunning hospitals, cutting public transport use and buying products to protect themselves from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Sales of medicines at convenience stores have soared as people avoid hospitals. According to...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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    Over 10,000 quarantined already in S. Korean MERS outbreak

    The number of quarantine orders in the midst of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak has shot up past 10,400 in South Korea as of Wednesday. Although the country’s health officials have stated that the spreading...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • A worker wearing protective gears sprays antiseptic solution as a precaution against the spread of MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus at an art hall in Seoul, South Korea. The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome has caused panic in South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    WHO criticizes S. Korea’s handling of MERS virus, warns other countries

    The World Health Organization (WHO) made an example of South Korea’s handling of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak while warning to other countries. Reasons for the difficulty of containing the virus were attributed to “lack...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Officials from a Seoul district office purchase daily necessities, including food, for suspected MERS patients in Seoul on June 17, 2015 as the number of people in isolation for possible infection reached 6,508. (Yonhap)
    MERS death toll hits 20, 8 new cases in S. Korea

    SEJONG, June 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported an additional death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Wednesday, with eight new cases that brought the total number of people diagnosed with the disease here to 162....

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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    Park urges transparent release of MERS information

    SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye called Wednesday for the release of transparent information on infections of the deadly MERS virus that occurred at Samsung Medical Center. The hospital, one of the top hospitals in...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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    Young, healthy also fall victim to MERS

    56 out of 150 patients aged 50 or below By Lee Kyung-min The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that 56 of the 150 patients confirmed to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are aged...

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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