All posts tagged "MERS"

  • South Korea MERS Virus
    S. Korea reports tenth MERS death, continues to spread

    SEJONG, June 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported an additional fatality from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Thursday, along with 14 new cases that brought the total number of people diagnosed with the disease to 122....

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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  • South Korean elementary school students wear masks as a precaution against the MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus as they go to school in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government's belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease that has killed seven people and infected nearly 100 in the country.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea lifts blanket closure of schools over MERS

    SUWON, South Korea, June 11 (Yonhap) — The education office in the province where the MERS outbreak in South Korea began said Thursday classes will resume next week at schools it had ordered to shut down temporarily....

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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    WHO team puzzled by MERS behavior

    By Jung Min-ho The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking closely into the characteristics and clinical features of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, which has clearly “behaved differently” in Korea, a member of the visiting...

    • Posted June 10, 2015
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  • South Korean nuns wearing mask as a precaution against MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Police arrest 8 people for spreading false MERS rumors

    SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) — Police said Wednesday they have booked eight people for allegedly distributing false MERS-related rumors involving hospitals as well as patient information without consent. Five of them are suspected of distributing rumors that...

    • Posted June 10, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye descends from the plane upon her arrival to the military airport in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Park Geun-hye is in Colombia in an official two-days visit and will then tour Peru, Chile and Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
    President Park delays US trip due to MERS

    SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye delayed a U.S. visit that was scheduled for this weekend, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, amid the spread of the MERS virus that has killed nine South Koreans. The...

    • Posted June 10, 2015
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  • Hospital workers and visitors wearing masks pass by a precaution against the MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus at a quarantine tent for people who could be infected with the MERS virus at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from MERS as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea reports two more MERS deaths, 13 new cases

    (Yonhap) — South Korea on Wednesday confirmed two more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and reported 13 new cases, bringing the number of infections to 108. The latest fatalities marked the eighth and ninth MERS-related...

    • Posted June 9, 2015
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  • Passengers flying from Seoul, South Korea, wear masks as a precaution against MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, as they arrive at Hong Kong Airport Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Hong Kong government on Tuesday issued a red travel alert for South Korea because of the current MERS outbreak in the country. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
    Hong Kong quarantines 2 more people over MERS fears

    HONG KONG, June 8 (Yonhap) — Hong Kong’s health authorities said Monday they have quarantined two more people who have developed fevers after recently returning from separate trips to South Korea. A 21-year-old woman has been treated...

    • Posted June 9, 2015
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