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All posts tagged "MERS"

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  Three more die to raise MERS death toll to 19, four new cases

  49-year-old patient becomes the youngest person to die from the viral respiratory illness in S. Korea (Yonhap) — South Korea reported three more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 19....

  • Posted June 16, 2015
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  S. Korea to offer free MERS insurance to tourists

  By The Korea Times Seoul staff The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will provide free insurance policies to foreign tourists to cover their entire medical and traveling expenses if they contract the MERS virus here. This...

  • Posted June 15, 2015
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  WHO: MERS not spreading outside S. Korea hospitals

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The MERS virus in South Korea, which has killed 14 people and infected nearly 140 in the largest outbreak outside the Middle East, hasn’t spread outside hospitals among the wider community or...

  • Posted June 14, 2015
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  WHO says MERS in S. Korea ‘large and complex’

  SEOUL/SEJONG, June 13 (Yonhap) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Saturday that South Korea may have to brace for a drawn-out battle against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), saying that its outbreak is “large and complex.”...

  • Posted June 13, 2015
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  14th person dies of MERS in S. Korea; 2 hospitals closed

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Authorities in South Korea temporarily closed two hospitals amid persistent fears over the MERS virus outbreak, which has killed 14 people through Saturday, though health officials continue to claim the outbreak has...

  • Posted June 12, 2015
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  S. Korea confirms 13 MERS deaths

  Thirteen people have been confirmed dead from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, Yonhap reported. Officials announced Friday the deaths of MERS patient No. 23, 73, and No. 24, 78. Both were diagnosed with...

  • Posted June 12, 2015
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  [WSJ] Shanghai Film Fest, Fearing MERS, Tells Koreans: Please Don’t Come

    Shanghai is holding its 18th annual international film festival beginning on Saturday and has invited movie luminaries from around the world to attend. But for those coming from South Korea, organizers have suggested...

  • Posted June 11, 2015
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