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South Korea declares end to Mers outbreak

Published Tue, Jul 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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SOUTH Korea on Tuesday declared the effective end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) that killed 36 people, triggered widespread panic and stymied growth in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Addressing a meeting of government officials in Seoul, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn said the danger posed by what was the biggest outbreak of the virus outside Saudi Arabia was over.

"After weighing various circumstances, the medic…

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