People are still required to go through temperature screenings when entering Vietnam, and those who are from MERS-stricken places including the Middle East and South Korea have to fill in medical declaration forms, he said. His five latest lab tests had all shown negative.
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In Europe last month the virus killed a 65-year-old German man who contracted MERS during a trip to Abu Dhabi. 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.
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Confusion and secrecy over the MERS outbreak has fanned public uncertainty, and parallels have been drawn with the government’s poor response to the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster, which subdued domestic demand for many months, Dabbs said.
The death toll, however, remained unchanged at 33 for the third consecutive day, a likely indicator that the outbreak is finally waning.
But no fatalities have been reported over the past three days, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
He remains in a weakened state, but the ministry said his condition was improving.
South Korea’s government has proposed pumping billions of dollars into its economy as it struggles with falling exports and an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
The number of MERS contagion was unchanged at 182 as no more case was identified since Sunday.
South Korea announced yesterday that it decided to waive visa fees for tourists from China and Southeast Asia in a hope to boost tourism, which took a hit in the wake of the MERS outbreak.
As the hospital continued to report new cases, the shutdown was extended indefinitely.
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MERS has first symptoms of a common cold, but later develops into a serious pulmonary disease and may cause an acute kidney failure.
