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ALABANG, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is currently examining three South Koreans who show symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Said patients are considered under investigation since it is not yet confirmed that they have MERS. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Y7_Akxd8Oy0
JUNE 30 (Reuters) — One more person with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) died, South Korea said on Tuesday (June 30), bringing the number of fatalities to 33. “As of now, a total of 54 patients are undergoing treatment, 95 patients have been discharged from hospital and 33 people have died. And the total number of confirmed MERS cases is 182. Compared to yesterday, the total number of patients undergoing treatment has declined by three, […]
JUNE 29 (Reuters) — South Korea’s health ministry reported no additional cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday (June 29) for the second day in a row. The health ministry said the total number of confirmed MERS cases remained at 182, and 93 patients had been discharged from hospital. There were no deaths, the ministry added, leaving the total of dead from the outbreak at 32. “There were no more deaths, and […]
JUNE 25 (Reuters-CCTV) — Saudi Arabia reported 23 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus cases in June, less than the same period of last year. There are now 1,038 MERS patients across the country, according to the Ministry of Health. Although it is unlikely that the disease will become a pandemic, the ministry asked all medical institutions to stay alert and be prepared to receive and treat MERS patients. “All medical institutions will conduct […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — South Korea’s health ministry reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Tuesday (June 23), taking the total to 175 in an outbreak that is still the largest outside Saudi Arabia but which is seen to have leveled off. “As of now, the total number of confirmed MERS cases is 175. Total 94 patients are undergoing treatment, 54 people have been discharged from hospital and 27 people have […]
(REUTERS) South Korea’s health ministry reported on Monday (Jun 22) two more deaths in the country’s Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27. The ministry also confirmed three new cases, taking the total to 172 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia. The new fatalities were aged in their 80s with pre-existing health problems, according to the health ministry.
(Reuters) South Korea reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Sunday, bringing the total to 169 in the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia, but Thailand said it had no new infections. South Korea’s Health Ministry late on Saturday reported the 25th fatality, a patient who had suffered a heart ailment and diabetes. The outbreak was first confirmed on May 20 but seems to have leveled off, the ministry said on Friday. Thailand, […]
JUNE 18 (Reuters) — South Korea’s health ministry reported on Thursday (June 18) three more deaths and three new cases in the country’s Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the total fatality to 23. “The total number of confirmed MERS cases has risen to 165. A total of 118 MERS patients are undergoing treatment. Up until now, a total of 24 people have been discharged from hospital, and a total of 23 people have […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — South Koreans went online in increasing numbers for their shopping in early June, an economist and online data showed amid the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the country. South Korean high street spending fell dramatically in the first week of June as fears over MERS kept shoppers at home, but online purchases rose, government estimates on June 10th showed. South Korea’s health ministry reported four new cases of MERS […]
South Korea’s Health Ministry reported on Sunday (June 14) seven new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 145 in an outbreak that the World Health Organization called “large and complex.” “As of now, there are 7 new confirmed MERS cases on June 14, leading to the total of 145 patients. 10 patients were discharged from hospital up to now. And as assistant minister Kwon mentioned, one more patient will leave […]
JUNE 5 (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the National Medical Center in Seoul on Friday (June 5) where Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients are being hospitalized. The government has promised to do everything it can to end the outbreak which began in South Korea last month when an infected South Korean man brought it back from a business trip to the Middle East. Park met medical workers who wore personal protected […]
JUNE 21 (Reuters) — South Korea on Sunday (May 31) confirmed that 15 South Koreans have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus. “Since the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was confirmed on May 20, we have now confirmed that a total 15 people have MERS,” South Korea’s Minister of Health and Welfare Moon Hyung-pyo told reporters. The first man was diagnosed with the disease on Wednesday (May 20) […]
