Countries are warning their citizens to be cautious of travelling to South Korea
More than 2,800 people remain quarantined, either at home or in health facilities. More than 2,000 schools remain closed, as the largest outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside Saudi Arabia, where the virus was discovered continues to pilfer life in the Asian countries.
On Tuesday, South Korea reported that a ninth person had died from MERS and another 13 had contracted the virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 108.
The viral disease surfaced three years ago and is not well understood. Doctors and scientists do not know its exact source or mode of transmission. But it is not easily transmitted from person-to-person.
MERS is contracted through close contact with an ill person, usually by living with, or caring for, him or her, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.