Despite South Korea’s mounting toll of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infections, including nine deaths, North Korea has said little about the disease and taken no extreme measures preventing entry into the country.
This contrasts starkly with its response to the Ebola outbreak late last year, when North Korea locked down its whole border for four months and imposed three-week stays in quarantine to prevent infections.
Despite South Korea’s mounting toll of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infections, including nine deaths, North Korea has said little about the disease and taken no extreme measures preventing entry into the country.
This contrasts starkly with its response to the Ebola outbreak late last year, when North Korea locked down its whole border for four months and imposed three-week stays in quarantine to prevent infections.
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