South Korean man first MERS-related death since July

The victim was said to be cured already but had been battling an acute lung ailment a complication of the virus

MERS-CoV claims first death in PH

2nd UPDATE The 63 year old Saudi male showed symptoms on September 26 and was pronounced dead 3 days later the Department of Health says

South Korea offers insurance for tourists amid MERS-CoV outbreak

The insurance system automatically registers tourists who entered and will enter the country within 3 months from June 22 to September 21

MacroAsia spending over P820 million for expansion

While MacroAsia sees the continued growth of its maintenance repair overhaul and ground handling businesses this year it looks at 2015 with guarded optimism

Foreigner at RITM now clear of MERS-CoV

UPDATED The health department cannot totally commit yet that the Philippines is already MERS free since it is still monitoring the foreigner s contacts

Close contact of MERS-CoV patient tests negative

The close contact of the foreign patient will be transferred to a regular ward and will remain under observation until the 14 day incubation period ends

DOH: Foreigner in PH tests positive for MERS-CoV

UPDATED The 36 year old male patient who traveled from the Middle East is currently in isolation at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and is recovering the Department of Health says

Korean student suspected of MERS quarantined in Bacolod

The patient arrived from South Korea on June 26 and is now confined at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital

3 South Koreans admitted to RITM negative for MERS

The Philippines remains free from the virus while South Korea reports no new MERS cases and deaths for the first time in 9 days

Work linked to Filipino MERS cases in Saudi Arabia

The 3 Filipino MERS CoV patients in Saudi Arabia got exposed to other MERS CoV cases in different hospitals the Philippines confirms

PH to help 3 suspected MERS patients in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia s Ministry of Health confirms that 3 Filipinos contracted the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

PH mapping Middle East hospitals with MERS cases

The Department of Foreign Affairs is also mapping hospitals that previously treated MERS cases as well as communities

DOH: Only 2 under MERS-CoV check

One of the Filipina nurse s co passengers in a February 1 flight from Saudi Arabia will go through another round of tests as per protocol He initially tested negative for MERS

10 more admitted to RITM for MERS-CoV check

All 10 health personnel of Evangelista Medical Specialty Hospital are manifesting symptoms of the deadly virus despite initial tests yielding negative results They will stay at RITM for another round of tests

Garin: Filipina nurse with MERS-CoV pregnant

UPDATED The 32 year old nurse who is now 4 to 5 weeks pregnant no longer has fever and is in stable condition

MERS still 'significant' threat to Saudi

The virus has infected at least 17 people in Taif since September 5 a ministry statement says

'Sporadic' MERS cases in Saudi: health ministry

The ministry said it has recorded sporadic cases of MERS CoV around the kingdom and reiterated the need for precautions to help prevent the virus from spreading

Hajj free of Ebola, MERS: Saudi minister

Preventive measures included setting a center to direct the hajj health operation and requiring every pilgrim to complete a health screening questionnaire

DOH: Filipino nurse tests negative for MERS

2nd UPDATE The Department of Health says ‘all activities for contact tracing will be terminated’

DOH still waiting for nurse’s MERS test result from Saudi

The health department is already in touch with at least 60 passengers of Saudi Airlines flight SV870 which the nurse took in her return trip to Manila on August 29

DOH: Filipino nurse with MERS-CoV arrived in PH

UPDATED As of today we can still claim that the Philippines is MERS CoV free says Health Secretary Enrique Ona as the health department awaits the new test results of the nurse

DOH sends experts to Middle East to check OFWs' MERS status

The department is requesting recruitment agencies to check on their deployed health workers in the Middle East at least once a week

Going abroad? DOH mulls mandatory oral polio vaccine

For now the health department is encouraging Filipinos heading to countries with reported cases of polio to take the oral vaccine in private clinics and hospitals

Saudi hospital head sacked as MERS death toll hits 117

2nd UPDATE Panic at King Fahd Hospital prompted at least 4 doctors to resign mid April after they refused to treat MERS patients for fear of infection

Jordanian dies of MERS virus: ministry

Jordan reports its second fatality from the disease this year and fourth since 2012

MERS death toll in Saudi climbs to 107

Public concern in Saudi Arabia over the spread of MERS has mounted after the resignation of at least four doctors at Jeddah s King Fahd Hospital who refused to treat patients for fear of infection

MERS incubation period ends; 10 Etihad passengers untracked

Labor attachés in the Middle East have been ordered to get the Philippine addresses and contact numbers of OFWs before they return to the country

MERS alert: 11 things OFWs should do

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration asks recruitment agencies to report to the health department once they know of any case of the virus among their deployed workers abroad

Teenager among 11 new MERS cases in Saudi

The new cases bring to 272 the total number of MERS infections including 81 deaths registered across the kingdom since the virus was first detected in 2012

DOH: 6 co-passengers of OFW not yet tested for MERS

5th UPDATE Health Secretary Ona renews calls for the remaining passengers of Etihad Airways flight EY 0424 last April 15 to submit themselves to free nose throat swab test

Ona: Philippines is MERS-free

Health Secretary Enrique Ona says the OFW who had tested positive for MERS in the UAE has overcome the infection and is now free from the virus

DOH announces first case of MERS virus infection in PH

UPDATED The case an OFW makes the Philippines one of the first 2 countries in Asia outside the Middle East to have laboratory confirmed cases of the virus

Saudi reports two new cases of MERS virus

The two new cases are both Saudis the country s health ministry says

New Saudi cases lift MERS infections to 136: WHO

The respiratory virus which appeared first in Saudi Arabia last year has killed 58 people worldwide 49 of them in the kingdom according to official Saudi figures and the World Health Organisation

2 deaths, 6 new MERS virus cases in Saudi - WHO

Saudi man dies of MERS virus - ministry

This brings the kingdom s death toll from the SARS like virus to 41 while two new cases are registered

Widest study highlights risks from MERS virus

Study: Older patients men and people with underlying medical conditions are those particularly at risk

Saudi announces 4 new deaths from MERS virus

Two people died in the western city of Taif and the other two were pronounced dead in Eastern Province where most cases have been registered

Study warns of longer incubation for SARS-like virus

The incubation period of the SARS like virus that has killed 27 people globally may be longer than previously thought requiring longer quarantine

WHO: Death toll from SARS-like virus hits 27

The new virus was last week renamed the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus