Mers virus: South Korea closes hundreds of schools over fears deadly virus may.
���Given the number of clinics and hospitals that cared for the index case, further cases can be expected,��� said the WHO in a statement. South Korea, which now has the third highest number of cases after Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, according.
Is China-Pakistan silk road a game-changer?
The BBCs M Ilyas Khan looks at the significance of the plans.. Pakistani officials say most projects will reach completion in between one and three years, although some infrastructure projects could take from 10 to 15 years. So the. If that.
Menendez case highlights precise nature of friendship
In return, they say, Menendez accepted numerous flights on Melgens private jet, vacations at his villa in the Dominican Republic and Paris and $40,000 in contributions to a legal defense fund. Melgen also made more than $750,000 in donations.
Charter choices resegregate schools, advocates say
NEWARK, Del. -- Charter schools shouldnt be able to give enrollment preference to students who live within five miles of their campus because doing so is leading to resegregation, some lawmakers and advocates argue. If a charter school has more .
S. Korean president vows to raise ferry 1 year later
South Koreas president on Thursday vowed to raise the Sewol ferry ��� which sank a year ago killing 304 people ��� as mourners marked the anniversary of the disaster. Most of those killed in the sinking, off the countrys southwestern coast, were high.
Reality Check: Does the largest party form the government?
In olden times - last decade and for more than 70 years before that - it was usually expected that either Labour or Conservative would win most of the seats in the House of Commons. So long as the party leader and prime minister kept the loyalty of .
Mers South Korea: WHO says more cases anticipated
South Koreas outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is large and complex and more cases are expected, World Health Organization experts say. But while it was premature to declare the outbreak over, the WHO said it had found no evidence of .
Hong Kong imposes red travel alert on South Korea in Mers.
University of Hong Kong microbiologist Dr Ho Pak-leung believed it was necessary to enforce the suspected-cases regime because of the frequency of contact between South Korea and Hong Kong. He expected dozens of��.
Korea: The economic consequences of the MERS outbreak
Via Yonhap News: Govt, central bank pressed to take actions to minimize MERS fallout. Excerpt and then a comment: South Koreas government and the central bank may be pressed to conduct expansionary fiscal policy and��.
H5N1: Saudi Arabia: More MERS cases expected
Via Saudi Gazette: More coronavirus cases expected. The Ministry of Health has warned that cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus may be on the rise during the coming days due to weather changes. The ministrys undersecretary Dr. Abdulaziz Bin.. Invaluable resource going back to 2012. The National (United Arab Emirates) �� We Can Stop This Saudi government blog on MERS. WHO coronavirus updates �� Yonhap News Agency (South Korea)��.
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Police in Egypt say they have foiled an attempted suicide bomb attack at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, one of the countrys most popular tourist sites.. Hong Kong has issued a red alert warning against travel to South Korea, which is battling an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(Mers) The warning means South Korea is considered to pose significant threats to tourism, and Hong Kong residents.. Blockupy activists are expected to attend a rally later on Wednesday.
Nepal earthquake: Rural regions prepare for the worst
As emergency teams reach the areas around the epicentre of the Nepal earthquake, many are warning of scenes of complete devastation. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Saturday in the hilly district of Gorkha, west of Kathmandu. Aid groups say the .
Mers outbreak: Hong Kong travellers may not get refunds.
Tourists expected to bear brunt of cost as health chief advises against visiting South Korea but does not issue formal travel warning.. Mers Virus. News���Hong Kong���Health and Environment. HEALTH.. Wing On Travel said no tours would leave for South Korea in the next 10 days as most customers had earlier decided to either withdraw from their packages or visit other destinations.. Risk of Mers cases in China has increased significantly, says government.
H5N1: South Korea: MERS may be spreading in new way
119 is confirmed as the countrys first fourth-generation MERS infection case, the quarantine of people he may have exposed is expected to be extended another two weeks. Also on Friday, an 8-year-old boy was described as��.
Sen. Menendez to pivot from bribery case to Iran bill
But Menendez will remain a member of the committee and is expected to be as vocal as ever in pushing for passage of his bill. Ive never known him. The White House says diplomacy is the best way to address Irans nuclear ambitions. White House.
H5N1: Picard: South Korea fighting fear of MERS, not just.
Thursday morning, South Korean health officials announced there were nine new cases of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), eight of them at Samsung. Since the outbreak began three weeks ago, there have been��.
H5N1: South Koreas tally of MERS cases at seven; one.
Oh boy. Via Business Insider, a Reuters report: South Koreas tally of MERS cases at seven; one suspected patient heads to China. Excerpt: South Koreas tally of patients of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to��.
Vanuatu president calls for help after cyclone destruction
Aid agencies say the cyclone, which veered off its expected course on Saturday and struck populated areas, has caused complete devastation. Save the Children says eight people are confirmed dead but it is feared dozens more may have been killed.
Cameron prepared to move quickly to form coalition
With neither Labour nor Tories expected to win an outright majority, Mr Camerons allies say the prime minister would claim victory and assert his right to govern. In 2010, Mr Cameron offered a coalition deal to the Lib Dems within 24 hours of the.
No need for mandatory Mers quarantine, WHO says, amid.
Five more new cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea, taking the total number of infections to 30. Two people have. He said the WHO was expected to be able to get hold of this information. Plastic surgery is a��.
Classes canceled, 1,300 quarantined in S. Koreas scramble.
More than 1,300 people in South Korea are under mandatory quarantine as health officials scramble to contain the largest outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, outside the Arabian Peninsula. So far, at least 30 people in South. The South Korean education minister says more than 200 schools have closed in an effort to prevent infection spreading to students, and the quarantine numbers have grown from 700 to 1,300 since Tuesday. But how well��.
H5N1: MERS tarnishes Korean presidents image as leader
���She has turned out to be the most shut-off and people-averse president we ever had. I have serious doubts about the rest of her term.��� Since the first case of the virus, known as MERS, was confirmed in South Korea on May��.
H5N1: Korea: Update on the five new MERS cases
Via Yonhap News: S. Korea reports 5 additional cases of MERS. Excerpt: South Korea confirmed five additional cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Wednesday, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease here to.. The number of people in isolation is soon expected to reach over 750 while ministry officials say the number may quickly explode. We are now identifying people newly subject to isolation in��.
Two new suspected Mers cases in Hong Kong hours after.
Two more suspected Middle East respiratory Syndrome (Mers) cases emerged in Hong Kong this afternoon, just hours after a 22-year-old woman who had returned from South Korea was rushed to hospital for virus symptoms... The benchmark Hang Seng index dropped 228 points, or 0.85 per cent, to 26,761 as of 3.05pm, with heavy selling starting at about 2.30pm when the news of the suspected case broke... Were all doomed is exactly the wrong thing to say.
Indonesia drugs prisoners have final moments with family
Australian media reported that families of Chan and Sukumaran were given about five hours to say their goodbyes, and that the men had been denied their own choice of spiritual adviser in their final hours, instead being given Christian guides nominated.
Nigeria elections: Buhari scores historic win
Many Nigerians have been given a glimmer of hope that their politicians will now feel the need to be more accountable. For the first time there are clear repercussions for a certain type of governance, says writer Elnathan John. Everyone is excited.
Dont panic over Mers, Hongkongers urged as all suspected.
As the definition of suspected cases has widened to cover all people who developed flu-like symptoms after visiting South Korea, Leung expected more cases to turn up every day. Protective. The Southern Metropolis News reported that all 75 people who had come into close contact with the 44-year-old after he entered mainland China were about to finish their 14 days of quarantine after testing negative for the virus.. What your birth month says about your health.
Four sentenced to death over Afghan mob killing
Correspondents say that had it not been for the videos and the nature of the incident, it would have gone unnoticed like hundreds of similar cases, especially in rural areas, many of which never make it to court at all. The case is not the first where.
PhuketWATCH ; Expel Burma from Asean, Says Ex PM; Phukets Top 5 Tourist.
thestar.com.my It would be better for Burma (Myanmar) to be excluded from Asean as genocide is unacceptable, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former prime minister urged Asean as well as the United Nations to take action against Myanmar.
H5N1: MERS fears peak in South Korea on first 2 deaths
South Korea became a country in Asia where the highest number of deaths happened for the MERS. As of Tuesday, the total number of South Koreans diagnosed with the viral disease surged to 25 as six more cases were��.
South Korea should anticipate more cases of MERS, official.
South Korea should anticipate more cases of MERS, official says. Leave a reply. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) The rate of contagion of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has slowed in South Korea, a health official said Saturday, and may be on its way down. But the. Amid weeks of gloomy news, there seems to be gradual signs of easing as officials are mulling the reopening of schools and more people have been released from quarantine after testing negative.
Nepal earthquake: Two rescued after five days
Two people have been rescued from the rubble of buildings in Kathmandu, five days after an earthquake that killed more than 6,100 in Nepal. A 15-year-old boy told the BBC he survived by drinking water from wet clothes and eating clarified butter.