SEOUL • The South Korean government is to inject 22 trillion won (S$26.4 billion) into the flagging economy, which has been hit by the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) outbreak and sluggish consumption.
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As the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak continues to ravage South Korea, researchers have found and validated two potential treatments that could prevent and cure the dreaded virus.
The finance ministry said it expects the new fiscal stimulus to add 0.3 percentage point to growth and another 124,000 jobs this year, to keep the economy on track to secure the targeted growth. But his test results confirmed that he did not contract the virus.
Representatives from the Oman Embassy were due to pick up the man and his relatives from the institute and escort them to the airport for a flight late yesterday. The government has been criticised for initially withholding vital information about the names of hospitals with infected patients, the route of the spread, and also the details of what the authorities were doing to break the chain of transmission.
Still, 2,067 others remain in isolation as of Friday for possible infection after coming in close contact with MERS patients.
The Justice Ministry on Wednesday said it is waiving visa fees for group travelers from China, extending their authorized stay and offering visa-free entry to more visitors.
Her infection brings the Saudi MERS total to 1,042 cases since June 2012, including 460 deaths, the MOH reported in today’s update. With no new cases having been reported for four straight days, expectations were running high that the epidemic could have been declared under control within the month.
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Data from Korea’s two leading travel agencies show more than 250-thousand Koreans traveled overseas last month, … up 18-percent from the same period past year. Most of the deaths in South Korea have been of people suffering from pre-existing medical conditions, such as respiratory problems or cancer.
