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2 more deaths and 3 more MERS cases reported in South Korea
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Malaysians flood social media with an OLD REPORT of a Johor MERS death
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19 June: First MERS case detected in Thailand
Death toll rises to 24 in South Korea
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16 June: Worrying death toll raises to 19 in South Korea
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MERS suspect on the loose in Miri after fleeing from quarantine
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8 June: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya has advised Malaysians to halt travel plans to South Korea for the time being in light of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak
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As of 8 June, 6 people have died of the disease and 87 people are confirmed to have contracted the virus in South Korea since the first case was detected in 20 May. Meanwhile, more than 2,300 people have been quarantined. It is said to be the largest MERS outbreak outside of the Middle East.
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MERS, a viral respiratory infection caused by the newly-identified MERS-coronavirus and related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), can result in severe symptoms such as fever, coughs, and breathing problems which may lead to pneumonia and kidney failure
In April 2014, MERS claimed its first victim in Asia in the form of a 54-year-old man from Batu Pahat, Johor who contracted the disease after returning from Mecca
For now, the government has not imposed an official ban on travel to South Korea nor for tourists entering Malaysia yet, but Dr. Hilmi said that monitoring will be done in international airports
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He added that those who have just returned South Korea should report to the hospital immediately if they detect a fever or any other MERS symptoms, as the virus incubation period usually takes about three weeks
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