23 new MERS cases detected in South Korea

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2015 · News & Politics

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23 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been detected in South Korea - the biggest spike in cases there, in a single day.

Six people have died from the virus, and in a bid to contain the spread officials have closed schools in the capital.  

Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett has more from Seoul.

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