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MERS

ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2015
Philippines confirms second MERS case
The Philippines confirmed a second case of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) corona virus Monday in a 36-year-old foreigner who showed symptoms of the disease after arriving in Manila from Dubai on June 19.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2015
Guarding against MERS
Government officials and ordinary citizens alike must take sufficient precautions to ensure a MERS outbreak does not take place in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2015
Thailand's first MERS patient declared free of deadly virus
An Omani man who became Thailand's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome has been declared free of the deadly virus, Thailand's health ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 20, 2015
Tabloids revel in South Korea's MERS misery
Schadenfreude, a word of German derivation, is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people." A more succinct definition would be "malicious glee."
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2015
Thailand took four days to confirm its first MERS case
Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), the health ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2015
High-tech Nippon Clever mask a hit amid MERS outbreak
High-tech facial masks produced by a Japanese firm have been selling like gangbusters since the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea in May.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 17, 2015
Eight new MERS cases in South Korea; 20th patient dies
South Korea on Wednesday reported eight new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), while another person infected with the virus died, health officials said, bringing to 20 the number of fatalities in the outbreak that began last month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2015
Schools reopen as South Korea seeks normality in MERS outbreak
Thousands of South Korean schools that were shut by worries over Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) reopened Monday as the country sought to return to normal, nearly four weeks into an outbreak that showed signs of slowing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2015
Hospital at center of South Korea's MERS suspends services; seven new cases reported
A South Korean hospital suspended most services on Sunday after being identified as the epicenter of the spread of a deadly respiratory disease that has killed 14 people since being diagnosed in the country nearly four weeks ago.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Fire department plans special ambulances to handle highly infectious disease cases
Amid increasing threats of infectious viruses such as Ebola and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, the Tokyo Fire Department is planning to introduce specially designed ambulances to deliver patients with such diseases, NHK reported Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2015
Pregnant woman among 14 new MERS cases in South Korea; total hits 122
South Korea's health ministry on Thursday reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 122 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2015
South Korea reports 14 more MERS cases and fifth death
South Korean health officials on Sunday reported 14 more cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, bringing the total in the country's outbreak to 64, and said a fifth person infected with the virus had died.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015
South Korea reports third MERS death as alarm grows
South Korea on Thursday confirmed that a man who died a day earlier had been infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the third fatality in a virus outbreak that has caused growing alarm in the country.
WORLD
May 2, 2014
Saudi Arabia finds 26 more cases of MERS; Egypt reports first
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday the total number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, an often deadly new disease, had nearly doubled in the kingdom in April with 26 more infections reported on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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