Rappler's latest stories on mers coronavirus
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
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
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
S. Korea cautiously reports no new MERS cases or deaths
It is the first time that the country has reported no additional infections as well as no new deaths since June 20
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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
Filipina nurse already clear of MERS-CoV
UPDATED The nurse will remain in a 10 day home quarantine following protocol
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
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10 more are quarantined for MERS symptoms Ex police chief Purisima moves out of Crame Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalists
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
PNP-SAF video, Espina turns emotional, nurse MERS-positive | The wRap
Police confirm: man shot in an execution video was one of the SAF 44 Acting police chief Espina hits the MILF for the brutal execution of some police commandos And a Filipina nurse tests positive for the MERS Coronavirus
Filipina nurse from Saudi tests positive for MERS-CoV
UPDATED The patient is currently admitted at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine after undergoing 3 tests that yielded positive results
Aquino: Ebola ‘paramount concern’ due to OFWs
President Benigno Aquino III does not announce any plan to send Filipino health workers to help victims in West Africa
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
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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
Saudi MERS toll surges to 282: ministry
A comprehensive revision going back to 2012 results in revising up the death toll
Iran announces 1st MERS death
The 53 year old woman suffered from high blood pressure and her immune system could not fight the virus
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
Netherlands reports first case of MERS virus
A man who had traveled from Saudi Arabia is the first case of the deadly virus in the Netherlands
3 new MERS deaths in Saudi Arabia
Of 496 total cases 483 people are now infected by the MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia since its appearance in 2012
7 new MERS deaths in Saudi Arabia
The MERS death toll in Saudi Arabia has now risen to 133
Lebanon registers first case of MERS: ministry
A patient is diagnosed in Lebanon as being a carrier of the MERS coronavirus
4 new MERS deaths, 18 more infections in Saudi
The disease which first appeared in the kingdom in September 2012 has now infected a total number 449 Saudis
Jordanian dies of MERS virus: ministry
Jordan reports its second fatality from the disease this year and fourth since 2012
Saudi MERS death toll reaches 115: ministry
The country s number of MERS cases meanwhile has risen to 414 the world s highest tally
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
Deadly Middle East respiratory virus strikes in US
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 401 people in 12 countries have been confirmed to have MERS including the US patient
Jordan records two new MERS infections
Jordan reported the first death of MERS virus this year in February after two previous fatalities in 2012
Ona on MERS: Nat’l ID system needed to track victims faster
One week to trace possible carriers of deadly virus is too long as what happened with the attempt to track passengers of Etihad Airways Flight EY 0424 says the health secretary
2 new MERS deaths bring Saudi toll to 107
16 new infections nationwide raises the total number of cases diagnosed to 361
Saudi announces 3 new MERS deaths, toll hits 105
Three men – aged 56 61 and 79 – died of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Riyadh bringing to 105 the total deaths since the disease appeared in the kingdom in September 2012
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
FAST FACTS: The MERS Coronavirus
The WHO reports that about 36% of all cases of MERS – which has already reached at least 25 countries – resulted in death
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
4 co-passengers of OFW in N. Mindanao cleared of MERS
Five Etihad Airways flight EY 0424 passengers have been traced in Northern Mindanao The fifth passenger has moved to Ilocos before he or she is tested
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
OFW's co-passengers asked to check for MERS
The 418 passengers will be asked if they have fever or flu like symptoms that might be signs of the sometimes fatal MERS
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
