South Korea has scrambled to try to contain an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, a virus that has already claimed two lives in the country, with more than 1300 people quarantined and upwards of 500 schools set to close their doors on Thursday.
Amid criticism it has been too slow to respond to the virus, which has no vaccine or cure, President Park Geun-hye ordered the establishment of a task force to try to contain the infection and to be more transparent along the way.
“There are a lot people worried about this situation,” Park told an emergency meeting of officials and health experts Wednesday. “We must make the utmost effort to stop MERS from spreading.”
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