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Omaha Steve

(99,758 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:20 PM Jun 2015

South Korea's MERS deaths reach 23

Source: AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that 23 people have died and more than 6,700 are isolated at homes and medical facilities as officials continue their efforts to put the MERS outbreak under control.

More than 160 have been diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome nearly a month after the outbreak originated from a 68-year-old man who had traveled to the Middle East, according to Seoul's Health Ministry.

Officials say that the outbreak has already peaked and could be defused by the end of the month. But the continued discovery of new cases among people who managed to slip through the quarantine measures has casted doubts on such optimism and raised questions about the government's ability to control the situation.

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South Korea's MERS deaths reach 23 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

I fear many more such outbreaks AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #1

People here are frightened in terms of this spreading further davidpdx Jun 2015 #2

Why isn't our MSM being hysterical about this like Ebola? kimbutgar Jun 2015 #3

Right now it's largely confined to South Korea davidpdx Jun 2015 #4

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

1. I fear many more such outbreaks

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:29 PM

Jun 2015

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

2. People here are frightened in terms of this spreading further

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:41 PM

Jun 2015

The government bungled the whole thing from the beginning and there is a lack of trust by the people. Yesterday one of my coworkers got an email saying that one of her students was possibly exposed to MERS and was in isolation. She was completely freaked out. Thankfully she hadn't been around him in a week and a half, so most likely she'll be ok. Still lots of people wearing masks in public and continued notifications coming from the US Embassy for those of us who are Americans living in South Korea.

kimbutgar

(21,215 posts)

3. Why isn't our MSM being hysterical about this like Ebola?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:18 PM

Jun 2015

Fox was hyping Ebola like we were all going to be exposed at any minute.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

4. Right now it's largely confined to South Korea

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 09:49 AM

Jun 2015

With cases in China, Hong Kong, and a few in the US. I think Fox if more preoccupied with the presidential race (from what I've heard).

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