MERS outbreak is to officially end in Korea

  • 9 years ago
MERS outbreak is to officially end in Korea
Ever since the first case of MERS was diagnosed in Korea on May 20, Korea suffered from various damages for 2 months.Now, Korea is about to announce an end to MERS. No new cases have been reported since July 6, and after this week, MERS incubation period will be over and mark the outbreak's end in Korea.
Korea suffered from 186 cases and 36 deaths as well as an economic downturn.However, the government and Korean citizens collaborated together to put an end to MERS and it finally began stabilizing. The Korean government is also implementing policies to overcome economic damages caused by MERS.
Korea's economy is starting to recover, and foreign visitors began coming to Korea again.We review the Korean government's quick responses to MERS outbreak and the citizens' efforts to cooperative with the government to end MERS.