South Korea Holds Onto Patient Data From Prior Coronavirus, Worrying Privacy Groups
Privacy advocates warn the government has kept the information from 2015 MERS patients beyond a justified emergency period.
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Creepy Or Comforting? South Korea Tracks Smartphones To Curb MERS
The government is trying to strike a balance between doing too little and doing too much to stop an outbreak of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome. But has it stepped over a line?
As MERS Outbreak Surges, Genetic Tests Show Virus Hasn't Mutated
So the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea is probably due to other factors, such as a delayed response to the outbreak and poor infection control at hospitals.
MERS In South Korea Is Bad News But It's Not Yet Time To Panic
Fears that Middle East respiratory syndrome could sweep through the region seem to be overblown. But researchers say there's still a lot they don't know about the potentially fatal virus.
South Koreans Mask Up In The Face Of MERS Scare
The spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, virus has sent sales of surgical masks soaring. Do they really help?
South Korea Struggles To Contain Deadly MERS Virus' Spread
Health officials in South Korea are coming under fire after cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, swelled from one to 13 inside of two weeks.