Hong Kong travel agencies cancel 600 tours to South Korea.
All 600 tours to South Korea organised for this month by local travel agencies will be cancelled following the issue of a red alert against travel to the Mers-hit country, industry representatives agreed yesterday. Up to 12,000��.
Bird Flu: Our Plague Reporter Weighs In
. Donald G. McNeil Jr. specializes in reporting on plagues and this week wrote about avian influenza. But when is it the right time to alert readers to a spreading virus and when might it incite unnecessary panic?
H5N1: Hong Kong: Two new suspected MERS cases
Via the South China Morning Post: Two new suspected Mers cases in Hong Kong hours after woman with symptoms rushed to hospital. Excerpt: Two more suspected Middle East respiratory Syndrome (Mers) cases emerged��.
No need for mandatory Mers quarantine, WHO says, amid Hong Kong public.
The World Health Organisation would not advocate a mandatory quarantine for those who had contact with infected Mers patients, citing human rights issues, amid a public health scare in Hong Kong over the virus. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told .
Cathay Pacific Bookings to Korea Down on Disease Fear: CEO
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has seen a drop in bookings from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea, where cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have recently increased, Chief Executive Ivan Chu said Tuesday.
MERS Infects 10 in South Korea but No Virus Mutation-WHO
Ten people in South Korea are confirmed as having the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, transmitted by a traveller, but there has been no sustained human-to-human spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Red alert: Hong Kong warns against travel to South Korea.
Red alert: Hong Kong warns against travel to South Korea amid deadly Mers outbreak. PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 09 June, 2015, 10:21am. UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 5:46pm. Danny Lee and Lai Ying-kit��.
S. Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections
S. Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections. By Coconuts Hong Kong June 9, 2015 / 10:54 HKT. Like Coconuts HK on Facebookus. Follow Coconuts HK on Twitterus. A nurse moves a man suspected of carrying MERS virus at the Samsung Medical .
Hong Kong sets serious response to South Koreas MERS outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hong Kong upgraded to serious on Monday its response to an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, where the number of cases jumped and fears grew about the economic impact of the disease.
Scientists Question Saudi Openness on Deadly MERS Virus Outbreak
A dramatic upward revision in the number of people killed by the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia may signal a fresh approach from Riyadh, but also raises new questions about how the two-year-old outbreak has been handled.
South Korea Reports Its First 2 Deaths From MERS Virus
South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the countrys first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
World Health Organization: MERS Isnt an Emergency
The spread of a puzzling respiratory virus in the Middle East and beyond is not a global health emergency despite a recent spike in cases, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Town quarantined in South Korea as Hong Kong expert.
An entire town has been quarantined in South Korea in a fresh scare over Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers), as the World Health Organisation comes under renewed criticism from a leading Hong Kong infectious��.
Fear and Confusion in South Korea Amid Secrecy Over MERS Hospitals
Fear and confusion mounted in South Korea over news of the first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and the governments decision not to name hospitals treating infected patients.
First U.S. MERS Patient Improving, Gets Ready for Discharge
The first U.S. patient to test positive for the often deadly MERS virus is off supplemental oxygen and walking around his hospital room in Munster, Indiana, as health officials begin planning the mans release, state and federal authorities said on Monday.
INTERESTING FROM CHINA.; U. S. STEAM FRIGATE SAN JACINTO. Independence Day on Board the San Jacinto--How it was Observed--Destruction of a piratical Fleet of Lorchas--Arrival of British Ships-of-war--Transfer of Trade from Canton and Hong Kong to Macro--Movements of the United States Squadron--American Ships at Hong Kong, &c.
The morning of July 4, found us lying--as we have ?? since--off Shanghee. and found all hands ready to enjoy with a will may consistent display of patriotism on the part of our executives. But what a fall was there in the stock of patriotism, my countrymen, when the prophetic eyes of our seer were turned aloft and saw the beggarly preparations made for the celebration of our national holiday.. Destruction of piratical lorchas
Hong Kong stocks gain as MERS fears ease, but Shanghai falls again
Hong Kong stocks clawed their way back up Thursday after losses in the previous session over fear that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak currently afflicting South Korea had spread to the Chinese territory. The Hang Seng Index HSI, .
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Residents of Hong Kong held candlelight vigils last week to remember the 1989 student-led protests in Beijings Tiananmen Square. The anniversary took on greater meaning for the citys youth after last autumns pro-democracy demonstrations fanned a sense of discontent with the mainland Chinese government.
China, Hong Kong on High Alert After Reported MERS Case
Health authorities in Hong Kong on Friday were scrambling to trace some 200 fellow passengers of a Korean national believed to be infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus who landed in the former British colony earlier this week .
South Korea Reports First Two Deaths From MERS Respiratory Illness
South Korea on Tuesday reported the first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has affected 25 people in two weeks, as officials scrambled to contain the outbreak.
Hong Kong issues red alert against South Korea travel due to MERS
SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong issued a red alert advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported bringing the total to 95 with seven fatalities .
South Korea Says Its Deadly MERS Outbreak May Have Peaked
South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the governments belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease that has killed nine people and infected more than 100 in the country.
Two new suspected Mers cases in Hong Kong hours after woman with.
Two more suspected Middle East respiratory Syndrome (Mers) cases emerged in Hong Kong this afternoon, just hours after a 22-year-old woman who had returned from South Korea was rushed to hospital for virus symptoms. The three patients did not visit .
Mers inspections tightened at Hong Kong airport as Leung.
The Hong Kong government is highly concerned about the epidemic in Korea and has already introduced a series of measures to prevent the Mers virus spreading to the city, Leung said. I told the Korean consul general in��.
More Than 680 in South Korea Isolated Over MERS Virus Fears
More than 680 people in South Korea are isolated after having contact with patients infected with a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, health officials said Monday.
Hong Kong issues red alert against S.Korea travel due to MERS
SEOUL/HONG KONG Hong Kong issued a red alert advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported, bringing the total to 95 with seven fatalities.
Mers-scare passengers quarantined in Hong Kong given all.
The 19 had been in isolation at Lady MacLehose Holiday Village in Sai Kung since after being traced when the South Korean man was taken ill on the mainland after flying into Hong Kong on May 26. As they were given the��.
Suspected Mers cases picked up at Hong Kong health.
Hong Kong was on Wednesday night waiting for the test results of four suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) picked up at the citys health centres, marking the first time the wider community may have��.
(LEAD) 2 Hong Kong patients with fevers test negative for MERS
HONG KONG/BEIJING, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kongs health authorities said Monday that two patients with fevers who recently traveled from South Korea to Hong Kong tested negative for MERS. The two people, a 21-year-old woman and a 66-year-old .
Hong Kong issues South Korea warning in serious response
Hong Kong raised its health response level against Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) yesterday from alert to serious as the government urged the public to avoid visiting South Korea given the rising death toll and��.
Mers outbreak: Hong Kong warns against S Korea travel
Hong Kong has issued a red alert warning against travel to South Korea, which is battling an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers). The warning means South Korea is considered to pose significant threats to tourism, and Hong Kong.
Hong Kong High Fashion Calls to the U.S. Shopper
HONG KONG, Nov. 29 -- Who has time for sightseeing? The plaintive words, drifting through the fitting room walls, can be heard in Texas drawls, soft Southern speech, Eastern finishing school accents and the flat tones of the Middle West. They are the voices of the many women who come to Hong Kong for shopping rather than scenery and who remember fitting rooms and shops more vividly than the grandeur of the setting.
Hong Kong imposes red travel alert on South Korea in Mers.
Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man yesterday said Hong Kong needed to take a very cautious approach to prevent Mers from spreading from South Korea. We surely hope that the Mers epidemic in South Korea��.
BRITAIN TO STIFFEN FORCES IN MALAYA; Hussars From Homeland to Join Battalion From Hong Kong to Fight Red Guerrillas
SINGAPORE, July 26 -- British Army reinforcements for Malaya will move soon from Britain and Hong Kong to strengthen British forces fighting Communist guerrillas in the Malay Peninsula.. Brit Hussars reinforce Brit Army; bandits burn Sitiawan Dist village; 600 rebel suspects held, Semnyih area
Taiwan to work with Hong Kong and mainland China on Mers
The move came after the island said it had cooperated with mainland China and Hong Kong by sharing information about the deadly outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) in South Korea. ���Ever since reports of��.
Mers inspections tightened at Hong Kong airport as Leung Chun-ying calls on.
The Hong Kong government is highly concerned about the epidemic in Korea and has already introduced a series of measures to prevent the Mers virus spreading to the city, Leung said. I told the Korean consul general in Hong Kong yesterday that if .
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.
Mers may go nationwide in South Korea, warns expert, as.
However, Dr Ho Pak-leung, a microbiologist at the University of Hong Kong, criticised the South Korean government, saying it was ridiculous to reveal the names of the hospitals after more than two weeks. With the wide��.
South Korea Reports Five More Cases of MERS Illness
South Korea confirmed five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Wednesday, bringing to 30 the number of infected people since the outbreak began in the country two weeks ago. Two people have died.
Mers case brings back memories of Hong Kongs Sars outbreak
As Hong Kong goes on the alert after Chinas first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) was confirmed in a South Korean man who passed through Hong Kong before going to the mainland, the 44-year-old art director, who wanted to remain .
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Hong Kongs package tour bookings for Seoul drop amid Mers outbreak
The number of Hongkongers booking package tours to the South Korean capital has dipped in the past few days amid the outbreak of deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome. Joseph Tung Yiu-chung, executive director of the Travel Industry Council, said 30 .
South Korea Reports Its First 2 Deaths From MERS Virus
South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the countrys first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
S. Korean delegation continue with Hong Kong travel expo.
Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific Airways has seen a drop in bookings from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea, where Mers cases have risen, chief executive Ivan Chu said. He made the remarks during the International Air��.
MERS Camel flu virus: Hong Kong issues red alert over.
HONG KONG is bracing itself for a SARS-type outbreak of deadly camel flu as the number of South Korean fatalities rose to nearly 100.
Patient with MERS symptoms isolated at Tsing Yi MTR station
The Quality HealthCare Medical Center at the Tsing Yi MTR station has been blocked off to isolate a patient who allegedly displayed symptoms of MERS, reports Apple Daily. The area surrounding the center was barred by metal blockades at 1 p.m. today.
Korean authorities may be making the Mers outbreak worse.
University of Hong Kong microbiologist Ho Pak-leung described the Mers outbreak in South Korea as worrying and deteriorating, and criticised the governments handling of the problem. Medical standards in [South] Korea��.
South Korean Becomes Chinas First Confirmed MERS Case
China said on Friday a South Korean man had tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Chinas first confirmed case, but that it had not found any symptoms in the 38 people who had close contact with him.
Woman isolated in Hong Kong hospital over MERS - Rappler
HONG KONG ��� A woman was rushed to a Hong Kong hospital Wednesday, June 10, on suspicion she had contracted the potentially deadly MERS virus, as an outbreak in South Korea triggers alarm elsewhere in Asia.
Mers outbreak: Hong Kong travellers may not get refunds.
Mers outbreak: Hong Kong travellers may not get refunds despite warning to avoid South Korea. Tourists expected to bear brunt of cost as health chief advises against visiting South Korea but does not issue formal travel��.
Mers fears trigger panic selling in Hong Kong stocks
The Hong Kong stock market plunged about 500 points within an hour in the afternoon on Wednesday after a woman suspected of carrying the deadly Sars-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus was admitted to a hospital. The Hang Seng Index .
Hong Kong Quarantines 18 Over MERS Fears
Hong Kong authorities quarantined 18 fellow passengers of a South Korean man who arrived in the city infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The Chinese citys health authorities said Saturday the 18 are quarantined in the Lady .