MERS virus

Saudi Arabia on Friday banned the slaughter of camels during this year's hajj pilgrimage, after a surge in deaths from the MERS virus linked to the animals.

The South Korean government on Friday agreed to inject $20 billion into the flagging economy, which has been hit by the MERS virus outbreak.

The death toll caused by the MERS virus in South Korea has increased to 32 however the number of those infected remain unchanged.

S. Korea is closely monitoring a hospital in eastern Seoul over fears that hundreds of people there may have been exposed to the MERS virus.

South Korea reported three more deaths from the MERS virus Thursday, bringing the number of fatalities to 23.

South Korea is offering tourists who enter the country free insurance that will cover all their medical and travel expenses should they catch the MERS virus on their trip.

A 58-year-old man succumbed to the MERS virus and is South Korea's 16th death with five new cases reported.

South Korea reported Sunday its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has infected 145 forced one of the nation's biggest hospitals to suspend most services.

South Korea on Saturday reported the 14th death from the disease and 12 new cases.

A woman was rushed to a Hong Kong hospital Wednesday on suspicion she had contracted the potentially deadly MERS virus, as an outbreak in South Korea triggers alarm elsewhere in Asia.

The hajj, the largest annual gathering in the world, starts on Sunday and ends on October 18.

Deadly MERS virus fears and Mecca work in Saudi Arabia have forced cuts in the numbers of pilgrims permitted to perform hajj.

Virologists are casting a worried eye on this year's Islamic hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as they struggle with the enigmatic, deadly virus known as MERS.

The global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS has risen to 33, after two new fatalities in Saudi Arabia.

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Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

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KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.