South Korea MERS outbreak

For the epidemic, see 2012 Mers-CoV epidemic.

The spreading of Mers-CoV was first detected in South Korea in 2015, the virus that causes the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is a new outbreak as "betacoronavirus" was also first detected in a patient in Saudi Arabia in April 2012, The spread of the virus recorded to reach 186 cases.

2015 South Korea Mers-CoV epidemic
South Korea on the right where the epicenter of MERS 2015
Disease	Coronavirus
Location	South Korea
First outbreak	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Index case	Seoul, South Korea
Arrival date	Mayo 20, 2015
Type	Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
Deaths	38

2015 South Korea Mers-CoV epidemic

Seoul Pyeongtaek Daejeon Asan Hwaseong Busan Daegu Yongin Sokcho Gyeongju Sunchang Jeju Boryeong Hospital where confirmed MERS cases were exposed Location where confirmed MERS cases visited
Date	20 May 2015 – 28 July 2015
Location	Timog Korea
Casualties
Mga kaso: 186 Patay: 38

Epidemic

Coronavirus

The outbreak in South Korea was the first MERS case on May 20, 2015. A 68-year-old man returned to the Middle East to be diagnosed with MERS within 9 days, and initially sought medical help to prevent the spread of the disease to strain the virus.

Next, the statistical number of those infected on May 20, 2015 was shown, based on an official report from the Central MERS Management Task Force, Ministry of Health and Welfare.