The Philippine Embassy in Seoul on Thursday advised Filipinos there to take precautionary measures because of the rising number of people infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

In an advisory, the embassy reminded Filipinos to practice proper hygiene by washing their hands with soap or rubbing them with alcohol before and after eating, cooking and preparing meals, after coughing, sneezing and using toilets, and touching animals.

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