South Korea has closed more than 700 schools – from kindergartens to colleges – in response to public fears over what has become the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside Saudi Arabia. The health ministry confirmed new cases Thursday, bringing the total number of known infections to 35. Two deaths have been reported, while more than 1,360 people who were exposed directly or indirectly to the virus have been placed under varying levels of quarantine. The first case was of a 68-year-old man diagnosed on May 20 after a trip to Saudi Arabia.
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