
MERS coronavirus makes first appearance in Asia: Malaysia, Philippines report MERS-CoV cases
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been confirmed for the first time in Asia as the Malaysian Ministry of Health reports a confirmed death in a man from Batu Pahat, Johor. Image/Maureen More...

Filipina nurse, working in Saudi Arabia, first confirmed MERS death from Philippines
A 41-year-old female nurse from the Philippines working in Saudi Arabia, died in a Riyadh hospital late last month from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a report in the More...