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South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak
http://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-declares-end-to-mers-outbreak/a-18610966Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn has said the MERS threat is over and South Koreans "can now be free from worry." The outbreak forced thousands into quarantine and wreaked havoc on the nation's economy.
South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak
28.07.2015
South Korea declared an end Tuesday to an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people, more than two months after the first case was reported.
"After weighing various circumstances, the medical personnel and the government judge that the people can now be free from worry," Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn told a meeting of government officials in Seoul.
The last suspected MERS patient was released from quarantine on Monday, and there have been no new reported cases for 23 days.
"I ask the public to shake off all concerns over MERS and to resume normal daily activities, including economic, cultural, leisure and school activities," Hwang added.
