South Korea grapples to contain MERS as 1,369 in quarantine
By Madison Park
June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015
The World Health Organization warned that the MERS outbreak in
The
Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed five new cases --
increasing the number of people with the disease to 35. These new cases were
contracted within hospitals.
So
far, three people have died after contracting the respiratory virus in South Korea , the country's Health Ministry said
Thursday, in the largest MERS outbreak outside Saudi Arabia
The
first case, concerning a man who returned to South
Korea after traveling to Saudi
Arabia , Qatar ,
the UAE and Bahrain
More than 900 schools have shut to prevent the spread of the
virus, according to South
Korea
The
extent of the outbreak in South
Korea
South
Korean President Park Geun-hye acknowledged problems in the country's early
response earlier this week.
"Initial
reaction for new infectious diseases like MERS is very important, but there
were some insufficiency in the initial response, including the judgment on its
contagiousness," she said.
More than 900 schools have shut to prevent the spread of the
virus, according to South
Korea
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Not given
WHEN- 2015 / 6 / 4
WHAT- The MERS outbreak in South Korea is likely to grow, as the number of people under quarantine crept up to 1,369.
WHY- The MERS is out of control.
WHERE- South Korea
HOW- South Korea has to resolve the problem.
Key words:
1. quarantine: 檢疫
2. crept: 躡手躡腳
3. respiratory: 呼吸系統
4. sophisticate: 深沉的
5. contagiousness: 傳染性
資料來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/03/world/south-korea-mers/
For my opinion,I think if the Korean government took the action earlier,the epidemic situation may not be so serious. This event also taught me one thing:we have to prepare for everything may happen to avoid the accident break out, we should pay attention to our surroundings around us.
回覆刪除Infectious disease has fatal ability. If we didn't prepare for preventing it , we may die easily. After reading the news on the Internet and TV, I thought Korean government must do something immediately when MERS break out.If they take action at once, there will be less people die in MERS .
回覆刪除In my opinion,the main reason that MERS epidemic became so serious was government's inefficient action.Through this event,I realized we should had better take precautions on everything.
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