Asian countries have been on alert for cases of the flu-like virus since an outbreak in May in South Korea, where 33 people have now died.
South Korea has had 186 confirmed Mers cases, with 907 people under quarantine as of Monday, according to tYonhap news agency.
China, Malaysia and Thailand also have confirmed Mers cases, although these have been relatively more isolated. Last week, Thailand said a man who was its only Mers case so far had made a full recovery.
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less frequent, not clustered together in one place
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