Dont panic over Mers, Hongkongers urged as all suspected.
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.. A South Korean man with terminal lung cancer who had been infected with the virus died today, South Koreas health ministry said, in the 10th fatality since the countrys outbreak began last month... News �� China �� Hong Kong �� Asia �� World.
China on guard against Mers despite lack of travel warning.
Mainland Chinese authorities have not issued any travel alert for South Korea over the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) outbreak as they are confident of their robust epidemic control system, experts say. Even as Hong Kong and Taiwan issued alerts advising people to avoid visiting South Korea - where 95 Mers cases have been reported and seven have died - authorities on the mainland have not followed suit. The subdued reaction to the infectious disease��.
Legacy of a South Korean Ferry Sinking
JEJU, South Korea ��� At the windy port here on South Koreas most famous resort island, stevedores prepared a ferry for its four-and-a-half-hour journey to Mokpo in the countrys southwest, chains clanking as they lashed trucks to the damp cargo deck.
S. Korea vows all-out effort to curb growing MERS outbreak.
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea reported Sunday its fifth death from MERS as the government vowed all-out measures to curb the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia, including tracking mobile phones of those in quarantine. The number of infections rose to. Acting Prime Minister Choi Kyung-Hwan vowed Sunday that all-out efforts would be made to curb the spread of the disease in Asias fourth-largest economy. He urged the public not to panic,.. VIDEO NEWS��.
Asian stocks higher after Wall Street rally
In Seoul, a surprise interest rate cut from the South Korean central bank offset fears over the impact of a deadly MERS virus outbreak that has already hit businesses in the country. The bank announced the move in an attempt to ward off further.
South Korea airline shares fall, drugmakers rise on MERS scare
SEOUL: South Korean airline and hotel shares dropped on Monday while drugmakers soared, as investors bet on an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) scaring off tourists and spurring demand for medical supplies. The health ministry.
Town quarantined in South Korea as Hong Kong expert.
South Korea reported its fifth death from MERS and number of infections rose to 64.. EXCLUSIVE TO SCMP SUBSCRIBERS: Trust Forum Asia 2015 FREE passes �� EXCLUSIVE TO SCMP SUBSCRIBERS: Trust. It relied on individual countries to report outbreaks, meaning it cant respond until it had possession of that information, he said. Also, WHO experts travel to the.. SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive. Subscribe now.
Burundian Spokesman: US Not Well-Informed About Crisis
Meanwhile, protesters Monday clashed again with police leaving at least three dead. Dozens of people, including police officers, have been hurt. Nyamitwe said the protesters should use legal channels to address their concerns and not engage in violence.
The last rhino: future bleak for the sole male northern white
About half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia at the start of the last century. That figure had fallen to 70,000 by 1970, with some species on the brink of disappearing. By 2011, the western black rhino was declared extinct, a remarkably abrupt.
Lack of Mers cure blamed on drug makers failure to back.
This came as three more Mers patients died in South Korea yesterday, pushing the death toll to 10. The number of infections stood at 122 after 14 more new infections were reported. In Hong Kong, 46 new suspected cases��.
Execution is imminent: Drug-running UK grandmother in Bali fears death is near
A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia is writing goodbye letters to her family and believes she could be executed at any time. Lindsay Sandiford, 58, wrote in a newspaper article on Sunday that she was expecting to die shortly, after seven.
accurate fulfillment of the prophesy of an outbreak of a most.
The global news channels are also reporting as follows in fulfilling the words of the prophesy of The LORD 6 months earlier: ���A week after returning from the Middle East last month, a 68-year-old South Korean man visited a doctor in Asan,. South Korean movie theaters are normally jam-packed on weekends ��� the Asian country has the worlds highest rate of movie-going ��� but admissions were considerably down this past weekend amid the MERS outbreak.
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert attacked, injured in Seoul
(CNN) ��� The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was attacked in Seoul, and is in stable condition, receiving treatment at a local hospital, according to the U.S. embassy. According to Seoul police, Lippert was slashed on his right cheek and.
Moroccan F-16 Jet From Saudi-Led Coalition In Yemen Goes Missing
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White South Carolina Police Officer Charged in Black Mans Death
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA���. A white South Carolina police officer was charged with murder Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away. North Charleston Mayor Keith .
Loosening a Partys Grip on Karachi, a Pakistani City Known for Violence
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South Korea to track mobile phones to enforce Mers virus.
South Korean authorities will track the mobile phones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of the deadly Mers virus as a sixth person died in the outbreak and the number of infections rose to 87. An 80-year-old man. positive for Mers. South Koreas outbreak of the virus, first reported on 20 May, has prompted fear and the closure last week of more than 1,000 schools, with thousands of tourists cancelling plans to visit the country.. More news��.
South Korea reports 11th death in MERS outbreak
SEOUL: A 72-year-old person in South Korea has died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the 11th person to die of an outbreak in the country that began last month, an official said on Friday (Jun 12). The woman had contracted the virus at a .
Pentagon: China Expands Island Building
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Mers may go nationwide in South Korea, warns expert, as.
South Korea reported its sixth death from the potentially fatal virus on Sunday amid rising fears it may spread further nationwide since the first case was confirmed on May 20, involving a 68-year-old South Korean man with a recent. The latest toll came as South Korea finally disclosed the names of 24 hospitals - mostly in Seoul or the surrounding province of Gyeonggi - involved in the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) outbreak, while a Hong Kong��.
Korean authorities may be making the Mers outbreak worse.
He was only confirmed to have been infected with Mers in tests done yesterday after his death. Six new Mers cases were reported in South Korea yesterday, putting the total number of confirmed cases in the country at 36.
Mers blamed for cancelled trips - The Nation
SUCHAT SRITAMA THE NATION June 11, 2015 1:00 am. South Korea has reported two more Mers deaths, bringing the toll to nine in the current outbreak. The virus is. year in arrivals to 2.3 million last month. East Asia was the biggest source, followed by Europe, South Asia, the Americas, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa.. VIDEO NEWS. RSS. Krungthep turakij; |; Kom Chad Luek; |; Nation Weekend; |; 247 Friend; |; Nation Book; |; Nation Channel; |; Nation Radio; |; NStore.
Red alert: Hong Kong warns against travel to South Korea.
Watch: Asias tourists avoiding Mers-hit South Korea. All Hong. A Korean businessman who had been in Hong Kong for three days said he had been paying attention to the news of the Mers outbreak.. South Korean health authorities today announced that a 68-year-old woman had become the seventh fatality linked to Mers and reported eight new cases, raising the total number of infections to 95... Presented Channels. Go China �� The University of Macau Story��.
Superbug strain of typhoid spreads worldwide
The team found that H58 emerged in South Asia 25 to 30 years ago and spread to Southeast Asia, Western Asia, East and South Africa and Fiji. They also found evidence of a recent and unreported wave of H58 transmission in many countries in Africa, which .
Hong Kong issues South Korea warning in serious response
Hong Kong raised its health response level against Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) yesterday from alert to serious as the government urged the public to avoid visiting South Korea given the rising death toll and��.
MERS: What you need to know - CNBC.com
South Korea reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and a seventh death on Tuesday. So, how worried should we be?
Garage explosion in Wong Tai Sin leaves three dead, nine injured
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Shut up! Animals!: North Korean diplomats cause chaos at UN meeting as.
But after the uproar, South Korean Ambassador Oh Joon told the crowd that ���we thought there was a glimmer of hope. but the delegation of the DPRK today disappointed us. I think its a pity.��� He was referring to the countrys official name, the.
Four Hongkongers missing after Nepal earthquake found safe and well
On Tuesday morning, Clement Ip, a friend of Jessica Leungs, told the South China Morning Post he received a Whatsapp message from one of the four women saying they were safe in Lobuche. They also sent a picture of themselves. The signal was very .
One of four suspected Mers cases picked up at Hong Kong.
���Because our country has relatively frequent contact with people from South Korea and the Middle East, and especially now that South Korea has an outbreak, our experts have assessed that the risk of importing cases has increased. 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.
H5N1: South Korea reports seventh death from MERS virus
Via Channel NewsAsia: South Korea reports seventh death from MERS virus. Another South Korean infected with MERS virus died on Tuesday (Jun 9), the seventh death in outbreak, according to Yonhap news agency.I dont��.
Travellers to Hong Kong must sign health declaration amid.
Visitors to Hong Kong would be asked to sign a health assessment form to confirm they are providing genuine information amid a Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) scare sparked by a Korean traveller accused of lying about his condition... South Korean president Park delays US visit as Mers outbreak kills two more patients. 10 Jun 2015 - 11:02am. For unlimited access to: SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive.