South Korea conducts experimental plasma therapy on MERS patients


  • World
  • Tuesday, 16 Jun 2015

A passenger puts a masks on her son to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, June 14, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Two South Korean hospitals are conducting experimental treatment on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients, injecting them with blood plasma from recovering patients, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as four new cases were reported.

The procedure has been conducted on two consenting MERS patients in addition to existing care, the ministry's head of public health policy, Kwon Jun-wook, told a media briefing.

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