General

MERS killed four in South Korea, cases rise to 126

Author : NewsGram Desk

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases in South Korea have increased to 126 on Friday, authorities said.

Four more people tested positive for the MERS virus on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. All of them contracted the virus from the 14th patient from Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul.

According to officials, the 14th patient, called the 'super spreader', has infected more than 60 people at the Samsung hospital.

Nine people have so far died because of the virus in the country.

– (IANS)

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube and WhatsApp

Download our app on Play Store

Also Read

Meet Oriana Fallaci: The Italian Journalist Who Removed Her Chador in Front of Iran’s First Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Told Him, “I’m Going to Take Off This Stupid, Medieval Rag Right Now”

‘UP Will Be Divided Into Four Parts’: Om Prakash Rajbhar Revives Demand For 4-Way Uttar Pradesh Division, Says Purvanchal Will Get ‘Rajbhar CM’

When PM Modi Joked About Giving “Half of Gujarat” to His Childhood Friend Daulat Khan Pathan in 2009

From Taking Up Judo After Being Harassed at 12 to Winning India's First MMA Medal: How Suchika Tariyal Scripted History at 2026 Asian Games

When Chaudhary Bansi Lal Made Telugu Second Language in Haryana Schools: Mahatma Sant Kumar Recalls Punjabi Struggle For Identity After Haryana Partition