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The death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic in South Korea has increased to 14, the country’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Saturday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the ministry, 12 new MERS cases…
South Korea reported a 10th death from the MERS virus on Thursday, although officials say they believe the disease has peaked. The victim was a 65-year-old man who had been treated for lung cancer and was hospitalized in the…
Hong Kong authorities were testing two people for possible Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) on Thursday as worry grew across the region about the outbreak in South Korea. The two Hong Kong people had recently travelled to South Korea,…
A fifth person in South Korea has died of the MERS virus, as the government announced Sunday that it was strengthening measures to stem the spread of the disease and public fear. Sixty-four people in South Korea have been…
Hundreds of schools have been closed in South Korea as officials deal with an outbreak of the MERS virus that has infected 38 people, killed three and caused thousands to cancel travel plans. More than 1,100 schools and colleges…
MERS VIRUS EPIDEMIC WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH KOREA **BE ALERT**
South Korea confirms 5 more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Wednesday. The total number of people infected with the virus has climbed to 30 since the outbreak began two weeks ago, making it the third…
Hong Kong authorities quarantined 18 fellow passengers of a South Korean man who arrived in the city infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The Chinese city’s health authorities said Saturday the 18 are quarantined in the Lady…
The number of people confirmed to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, increased to seven on Thursday, and the authorities said another person suspected of having the virus had left voluntary home quarantine to take a trip to…
A new strain of rabies has been discovered in southern New Mexico, federal and state health officials confirmed Tuesday. While it doesn’t present any more of a public health threat than the known strains of the potentially fatal disease,…
