Kwon Duk-cheol, head of the central MERS management headquarters, told a press briefing Thursday that Seoul is considering the declaration of the end of the MERS crisis by downgrading its own alert level.
He said South Korea will seek to persuade the World Health Organization (WHO) to understand the country's own standard, while accepting recommendations from the global health agency.
The health authorities are reportedly considering the Aug. 2 as one of possible declaration dates as the date falls in the day four weeks after the last confirmed case was reported.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
