Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason
Following several health-related issues that plagued South Korea this year, including the MER outbreak, the Health Ministry plan on investing 52.5 billion won for infectious diseases research and hiring more epidemiologists for the country.
Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason
South Korea is now waiting for the formal declaration of WHO on the end of the MERS outbreak in the country as the last MERS patient reportedly died at the Seoul National University Hospital.
Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason
With the recent MERS outbreak and the sluggish economic growth of China, South Korean domestic economy has been greatly affected the past few months. However, government efforts, including the recent Korea Black Friday event, have gradually pulled up the country's domestic growth as economists have observed.
Jul 28, 2015 AM EDT - Dana Marie
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn has declared the ‘actual’ (but not official) end of MERS in South Korea. While discussing the matter with government officials, he said “the people can now be free from worry”.
May 08, 2023 AM EDT - Serena Martinez
