MERS
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How the new coronavirus compares to SARS, MERS, Ebola and other diseasesMost human coronaviruses, such as the common cold, typically cause mild-to-moderate illness, but some can cause severe disease and even death.CanadaJan 27, 2020
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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan-born woman raising funds to send medical supplies homeThe Prince George, B.C., woman says she's raised $1,000 so far to send supplies to the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.HealthJan 25, 2020
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Here’s how SARS spread and the lessons learned for the new coronavirus outbreakHere's a look at how the new coronavirus compares to the spread of SARS in 2002-03.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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China’s coronavirus death toll rises to 9 with 440 confirmed cases: health officialsAnother 2,197 cases of close contact with patients had been confirmed and there was evidence of "respiratory transmission" of the virus, National Health Commission vice-minister Li Bin told reporters.HealthJan 21, 2020
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New virus in same family as SARS might be causing China pneumonia outbreak: WHOWhile the United Nations health agency said it needed more comprehensive information to confirm precisely the type of pathogen causing the infections, it said a new coronavirus was a possibility.HealthJan 9, 2020
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Here’s what fees can do to your retirement if you don’t pay attentionContrary to what many Canadians assume, those fees are a percentage of the total investment balance — not of annual investment gains.MoneyJan 12, 2019
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Saudi records 15 MERS virus deaths in a weekSaudi Arabia's Health Ministry says 15 more people have died after contracting the Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS, in the last seven days amid a surge in contractions in the capital, Riyadh.HealthAug 27, 2015
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Saudi hospital closes emergency ward after 46 people contract MERS virusA Saudi medical official says authorities have temporarily closed an emergency ward in one of the kingdom's largest hospitals after at least 46 people, including hospital staff, contracted the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome.HealthAug 19, 2015
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South Korea sees end of MERS threat after outbreak killed 36South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an outbreak was declared in May.HealthJul 28, 2015
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Thailand’s only known MERS patient declared virus-freeA 75-year-old Omani man who became Thailand's only known case of the often-deadly MERS virus was declared free of the illness by the Health Ministry on Friday.WorldJul 3, 2015
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