A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak has been identified in South Korea.
A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak has been identified in South Korea.
So far seven people have been reported dead and 2500 people have been quarantined.
The virus has mainly struck adults with the exception of a 16-year-old boy and the deaths have occurred in individuals with pre-existing conditions.
The WHO says that the MERS virus may be passing between people in close contact with each other.
The outbreak in South Korea is thought to be the biggest outside Saudi Arabia.
The first fatality was recorded in June 2012 in Saudi Arabia.