Chinese tourists visiting Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), in Seoul, South Korea on July 12, 2015. - EPA
SEOUL, July 27, 2015 (AFP) - South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn on Tuesday declared the deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was over, Yonhap news agency reported.
Thirty-six people died out of the 186 infected in the MERS outbreak, the biggest of the virus outside Saudi Arabia, following the first diagnosis on May 20.
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