Suspected MERS case reported in S. Korea
Social affairsAug 21, 2015
A South Korean man is showing suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, health authorities said Friday. The 38-year-old man was moved to a hospital in Dongducheon, just north of Seoul, earlier in the day, as he had showed possible symptoms of the disease, such as high fever, they said. He returned home on Thursday after visiting Dubai. If the man tests positive for the disease, the country would have a fresh MERS outbr