All posts tagged "MERS"

  • Elementary school students wear masks as a precaution against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus as they arrive at Midong Elementary School in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 8, 2015. South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from MERS as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    6th person dies of MERS virus in South Korea, 23 more infected

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected....

    • Posted June 7, 2015
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  • South Koreans wearing masks against the possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus sit at the emergency room at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 1, 2015. More than 680 people in South Korea are isolated after having contact with patients infected with a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, health officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea reports 9 additional MERS cases, raising total to 50

    SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) — South Korea confirmed nine more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 50. Five of them were infected with...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • Passengers flying from Busan, South Korea, receive temperature checks for MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) as they arrive at Hong Kong Airport, Friday, June 5, 2015. The current frenzy in South Korea over MERS brings to mind the other menacing diseases to hit Asia over the last decade — SARS, which killed hundreds, and bird flu. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
    Police to quarantine defiant suspected MERS carriers at medical centers

    SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — Police said Friday they will quarantine suspected MERS patients at medical institutions if they defy being restricted to home. Currently, South Korea advises those suspected of carrying the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon (Yonhap)
    S. Korea reports 4th death from MERS, with 5 new cases

    SEOUL/SEJONG, June 5 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported its fourth death from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Friday and confirmed five new cases of the disease, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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    President Park says utmost efforts under way to contain MERS

    SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged people suspected of being infected with MERS to remain in self-quarantine, saying the government is making its utmost efforts to contain the disease. “The top priority...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • Lee Moon-se (Yonhap)
    MERS concerns seeps into concert industry, sparks cancellations

    Concerns over the MERS outbreak in South Korea, which has killed four and seen more than a thousand quarantined, has triggered indefinite postponements for concerts, Yonhap reported. Among the acts that have canceled concerts include Jeon In-kwon...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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    S. Korean MERS patient in China ‘still in serious condition’

    HONG KONG/BEIJING, June 5 (Yonhap) — A South Korean MERS patient in China is “still in serious condition,” China’s state media reported Friday, urging Seoul to provide more information of the outbreak. The 44-year-old Korean man flew...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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