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WHO cautions about MERS

2015-06-02

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a fact sheet about the symptoms, transmission and prevention measures of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) lately.

Authorities say 77 came into contact with patient

2015-06-01

The number of people who had been in close contact with the first patient in China with Middle East respiratory syndrome rose to 77 in Guangdong.

Condition of MERS patient worsens, 64 quarantined

2015-06-01

Among 77 who have been in contact with the MERS patient, 13, including 11 passengers on a bus boarded by the man, are yet to be traced.

Number of contacts with China's first MERS patient rises to 47

2015-06-01

The number of people who have close contacts with China's first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patient rose to 47 on Saturday, local health authority announced on Saturday night.

Number of MERS-infected South Koreans rises to 15

2015-06-01

The number of South Koreans infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has risen to 15 after two new cases were detected, the health ministry said Sunday.

Two people refuse to go into MERS quarantine

2015-06-01

Two Korean nationals having close contact with a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patient who passed through Hong Kong are refusing to go into quarantine, said Health Secretary Ko Wing-man.

China confirms first case of MERS

2015-05-29

The National Health and Family Planning Commission announced that South China's Guangdong Province had confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on May 29.

S China reports first suspected case of imported MERS

2015-05-29

South China's Guangdong Province reported its first suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Thursday.

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