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Man Tests Positive For MERS-Coronavirus In Abu Dhabi: WHO
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
- Tuesday March 10, 2020
- World News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
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How 'Super-Spreader' Patient Transmitted MERS To 82 People
- Monday July 11, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
A single super-spreader patient in an overcrowded emergency room transmitted the MERS virus to 82 individuals over a period of three days, according to new study that maps the transmission of South Korea's first outbreak of the deadly virus.
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Antibody Therapy Found Promising Against MERS Virus: Study
- Thursday February 18, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found to protect mice from infection, according to a study.
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South Korea Announces Official End To MERS Outbreak
- Wednesday December 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
South Korea announced today the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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South Korean Man First MERS Related Death Since July
- Sunday October 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A South Korean man died of complications from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, in the first death linked to the virus in the country for more than three months.
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South Korea Economy Rebounds After MERS Outbreak
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A rebound in consumer spending following the end of a national health scare over an outbreak of the MERS virus saw South Korea's economic growth accelerate to a five-year high in the third quarter.
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WHO Chief Says US, Saudi Discussing MERS Vaccine
- Tuesday October 20, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The United States and Saudi Arabia are discussing the possibility of readying a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) before the next outbreak of the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
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Last South Korea MERS Patient Rediagnosed with Virus
- Tuesday October 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A South Korean man believed cured of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been rediagnosed with the deadly virus, health officials said Tuesday.
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Muslim Pilgrims Mass in Mecca for Hajj
- Tuesday September 22, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world today began moving from the holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the hajj, the world's largest annual gathering.
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Saudi MERS Infections Soar Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage
- Thursday August 20, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, forcing the closure of a major hospital's emergency ward in Riyadh and killing three people, officials and the press said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Surge in New MERS Cases Recorded in Saudi Capital Riyadh
- Wednesday August 19, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the country since the start of August, data on its website shows, the highest rise in recorded infections since February.
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South Korea President Replaces Health Minister After MERS Outbreak
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today replaced her health minister, who was widely blamed for the government's poor response to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people.
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2 Patients in Britain Test Negative for MERS
- Tuesday July 28, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two patients in Britain have tested negative for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials said today, after a hospital wing was shut down as a precautionary measure.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
- Tuesday July 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Tests Positive For MERS-Coronavirus In Abu Dhabi: WHO
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
- Tuesday March 10, 2020
- World News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
- www.ndtv.com
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How 'Super-Spreader' Patient Transmitted MERS To 82 People
- Monday July 11, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
A single super-spreader patient in an overcrowded emergency room transmitted the MERS virus to 82 individuals over a period of three days, according to new study that maps the transmission of South Korea's first outbreak of the deadly virus.
- www.ndtv.com
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Antibody Therapy Found Promising Against MERS Virus: Study
- Thursday February 18, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found to protect mice from infection, according to a study.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korea Announces Official End To MERS Outbreak
- Wednesday December 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
South Korea announced today the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korean Man First MERS Related Death Since July
- Sunday October 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A South Korean man died of complications from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, in the first death linked to the virus in the country for more than three months.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korea Economy Rebounds After MERS Outbreak
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A rebound in consumer spending following the end of a national health scare over an outbreak of the MERS virus saw South Korea's economic growth accelerate to a five-year high in the third quarter.
- www.ndtv.com
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WHO Chief Says US, Saudi Discussing MERS Vaccine
- Tuesday October 20, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The United States and Saudi Arabia are discussing the possibility of readying a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) before the next outbreak of the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Last South Korea MERS Patient Rediagnosed with Virus
- Tuesday October 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A South Korean man believed cured of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been rediagnosed with the deadly virus, health officials said Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Pilgrims Mass in Mecca for Hajj
- Tuesday September 22, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world today began moving from the holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the hajj, the world's largest annual gathering.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi MERS Infections Soar Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage
- Thursday August 20, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, forcing the closure of a major hospital's emergency ward in Riyadh and killing three people, officials and the press said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Surge in New MERS Cases Recorded in Saudi Capital Riyadh
- Wednesday August 19, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the country since the start of August, data on its website shows, the highest rise in recorded infections since February.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korea President Replaces Health Minister After MERS Outbreak
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today replaced her health minister, who was widely blamed for the government's poor response to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Patients in Britain Test Negative for MERS
- Tuesday July 28, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two patients in Britain have tested negative for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials said today, after a hospital wing was shut down as a precautionary measure.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
- Tuesday July 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
- www.ndtv.com