- Sputnik International
Asia
Find top stories and features from Asia and the Pacific region. Keep updated on major political stories and analyses from Asia and the Pacific. All you want to know about China, Japan, North and South Korea, India and Pakistan, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

MERS Death Toll Rises to 36 in South Korea – Health Ministry

© Flickr / NIAIDMERS Coronavirus Particles
MERS Coronavirus Particles - Sputnik International
Subscribe
South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare confirmed one more death from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths to 36.

TOKYO (Sputnik) – According to the ministry, the total number of MERS cases has remained unchanged at 186 since July 5.

© AFP 2023 / JUNG YEON-JEMERS
MERS - Sputnik International
MERS

"The states of 16 cases are stable and those of 6 cases unstable," the health ministry said in a Saturday report.

The current number of discharged patients is 128 and the number of those under quarantine is 513.

The MERS outbreak started in South Korea in May and is largely blamed on overcrowded emergency rooms, as well as insufficient safety measures and excessive hospital patient visits.

Of the 186 confirmed MERS cases 39 are medical professionals or staff, according to South Korea’s health ministry.

MERS has limited human-to-human transmission, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

There is currently no approved vaccine for MERS. People with chronic illnesses or a weak immune system are at a higher risk of contracting the viral respiratory disease.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала