Considerations Left behind Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Outbreaks in Republic of Korea

Abstract

In June 2015, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) almost paralyzed Korean economic and medical system. An official from the ministry's emergency control center in the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that as of July 28, 2015, there were 186 known cases from the country, 33 people have died with no additional confirmed case since July 4, 2015 (23 days after outbreak), and quarantine number reached to zero. 1