The mers virus has come to South Korea in a big way. Cases more than doubled between 4 and 9 June, from 41 to 95, making it the second most infected country after Saudi Arabia, where the virus emerged in 2012. Seven people have died so far. However, the health ministry announced on Tuesday that it expects the outbreak to start declining this week. All but the initial infection were transmitted in hospitals - the emergency department of Seoul's Samsung Hospital alone accounted for 10 new cases last week. That means the virus should be contained by better hospital hygiene, and by isolating the contacts of people who have been infected. Nearly 3000 people are already in quarantine.
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