S. Korea officially free from MERS as of Monday midnight
- 6 years ago
3년만의 국내 메르스 상황 내일 0시에 공식 종료
South Korea will officially declare an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome case that occurred in September as of Monday midnight.
One patient was confirmed to have contracted MERS on September 8th which was the first case since a major outbreak of the virus in 2015.
That patient was confirmed to have fully recovered on September 17th after being treated in quarantine at a local hospital.
The World Health Organization rules that a country is free from a MERS outbreak... if there are no new patients for four weeks, twice the maximum latency period, after the confirmed patient has recovered.
South Korea will officially declare an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome case that occurred in September as of Monday midnight.
One patient was confirmed to have contracted MERS on September 8th which was the first case since a major outbreak of the virus in 2015.
That patient was confirmed to have fully recovered on September 17th after being treated in quarantine at a local hospital.
The World Health Organization rules that a country is free from a MERS outbreak... if there are no new patients for four weeks, twice the maximum latency period, after the confirmed patient has recovered.