MERS
Thailand reports 2nd MERS case as virus detected in Omani man
Thailand has confirmed its second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Sunday, the country’s health minister said.
South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak
South Korea on Tuesday declared the effective end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people, triggered widespread...
South Korea’s MERS outbreak has ‘levelled off’ with one fresh case reported
Health officials have confirmed an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea appears to have leveled off, with the country reporting...
South Korean schools reopen despite MERS death toll rising to 19
The death toll continued to mount in South Korea’s MERS outbreak on Tuesday even as schools reopen and people recover from the virus.
South Korea reports 16th MERS death, 5 new cases
South Korea announced on Monday that the death toll from the MERS virus outbreak has reached 16.
South Korea reports 16th MERS death, five new cases
South Korea announced on Monday its 16th death and five new cases in the growing outbreak of MERS which has placed more than 5,200 people under quarantine...
South Korea reports 15th MERS death as major hospital suspends services
South Korea on Sunday reported its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has infected 145 forced one of the nation’s biggest...
WHO says South Korea’s MERS outbreak large and complex
South Korea’s outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is “large and complex” and more cases should be expected, a team of World Health Organization...
South Korea says MERS cases slowing despite new deaths
South Korea on Friday reported three more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but health officials urged people to go about their normal...
South Korea reports 11th death from MERS virus, four new cases
South Korea reported a 11th death from the MERS virus on Thursday, as well as four new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, bringing the...
South Korea reports 10th death from MERS virus, four new cases
South Korea reported a 10th death from the MERS virus on Thursday, as well as four new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, bringing the...
South Korean MERS cases rise to 122
South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) including the first pregnant woman infected by the potentially deadly...
Taiwan’s top two airlines temporarily cut flights to South Korea due to MERS
Taiwan’s two biggest airlines are temporarily cutting their total flights to South Korea by nearly half, citing falling travel demand to the nation...
South Korea says its deadly MERS outbreak may have peaked
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...
South Korea reports 13 new MERS cases, two more deaths
South Korea’s health ministry on Wednesday said two more people have died in its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak and reported 13...
South Korea government says ready to counter economic impact of MERS
The South Korean government said it is ready to take swift measures to counter the negative effects on its economy from an outbreak of a deadly respiratory...
South Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections
South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the...
South Korea reports 23 new cases of MERS virus, total rises to 87
South Korea confirmed 23 more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, the country’s health ministry said on Monday, bringing...
South Korea reports 14 more MERS cases, fifth death
South Korean health officials on Sunday reported 14 more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, bringing the total in the country’s outbreak...
South Korea reports nine new MERS cases
South Korea’s health ministry reported on Saturday nine more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) raising the total to 50 but said one...
More reason for calm than panic in South Korea’s MERS scare
Sales of surgical masks surge amid fears of a deadly, poorly understood virus. Airlines announce “intensified sanitizing operations.” More...
Fears of MERS outbreak in S. Korea, Hong Kong
South Korea’s health minister apologised on Sunday for failing to halt an outbreak of the MERS virus, vowing “utmost efforts” to curb...
Indian farmer who killed himself over land reform is latest in wave of suicides
An impoverished Indian farmer died Wednesday after hanging himself in front of hundreds of other farmers who had gathered for a protest in the capital. It...
Sealed off: Police deal with mammal stranded seven miles from water
Police and residents of one Merseyside town in England were left completely baffled on Monday when a seal - a water-loving mammal - was discovered stranded...
U.S. ‘unaware’ of talks for South African hostage killed in rescue bid
Patrick Gaspard, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, said Monday that American officials were “unaware of ongoing negotiations that had any resolution”...
Ill-fated rescue attempt of al Qaeda hostages foiled by barking dog
American photojournalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie died in Yemen after al-Qaeda militants, tipped off by a barking dog to an...
Journalist kidnapped by al-Qaida killed in failed rescue attempt
An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.
Sister says al-Qaida has slain brother kidnapped in Yemen
An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.
American and South African hostages killed in botched Yemen rescue bid
American journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie were killed on Saturday during a failed attempt by US forces to rescue them from...
U.S. hostage rescue operation failed, as IS war declaration stalls
The United States on Thursday for the first time publicly disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S.
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