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Two people die of MERS in Saudi
Two people have died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi’s Ministry of Health has reported. One of the victims was a man in his 60s from Mahayil Asir while the other was a…
DOZENS QUARANTINED AFTER CARRIER OF DEADLY MERS VIRUS VISITS BANGKOK
Thai authorities have quarantined at least 32 people in the city of Bangkok in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus after a carrier of the strain was discovered in the Thai…
Omani man quarantined in Thailand with deadly MERS virus
An Omani man has been placed in quarantine in Thailand after testing positive for the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, Thai health ministry officials said on Sunday. The 71-year-old man arrived in Bangkok on a flight…
6 New Cases of MERS Virus in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia reported Sunday six new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the latest sign of a spreading viral disease ahead of an annual religious pilgrimage that brings millions of visitors to the country. The surging number of cases—the…
Emergency hospital ward closes after 46 people contract MERS virus at Riyadh hospital, Saudi Arabia
A Saudi medical official says authorities have temporarily closed an emergency ward in one of the kingdom’s largest hospitals after at least 46 people, including hospital staff, contracted the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome, also known as MERS. …
MERS Virus has infected a nurse in South Korea
A nurse in South Korea’s capital city tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Friday, authorities said.(READ: MERS toll reaches 32 in South Korea ) The 24-year-old nurse at the Samsung Medical Centre here became…
South Korea reports 32nd MERS death
South Korea on Sunday reported its 32nd death from MERS as the virus’s mortality rate continued to rise even as the pace of the outbreak appeared to slow. A 55-year-old man died Saturday of Middle East Respiratory Disease, the…
MERS Virus kills two elderly people; 14 patients critical in South Korea
South Korea reported two MERS fatalities and three new cases, taking the country’s death toll to 27 in the largest outbreak of the virus outside Saudi Arabia. The two men – aged 84 and 87 – died from Sunday…
Thailand confirms its first case of MERS Virus
Health officials in Thailand have quarantined a man from Oman who was confirmed to have the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, as well as three family members who traveled with him that have not shown symptoms of the virus…
