據新加坡聯合早報網4日報道,韓國中東呼吸綜合征疫情持續擴散,至今確診患者增至30人,死亡2人,被隔離者近1400人。

韓國總統樸槿惠3日主持緊急會議、聽取了具體情況報告后,要求政府有關部門與專家密切合作,抓緊時間,盡早尋找行之有效的對策,徹底撲滅疫情,恢復社會穩定。

她強調說:“自從韓國出現首例確診病例后，2周內疫情不斷擴散，已有2人死亡，讓民眾感到極度不安。為了防止疫情繼續擴散,有關單位正確分析目前情況和對應方案后，要公開給民眾。”
3日,受隔離觀察的一名50多歲女子和朋友到南部打高爾夫球的消息傳開后,保健當局呼吁民眾保持警惕及配合政府的防疫工作。

目前,疫情造成首爾和周邊地區人心惶惶。各大商場、電影院等公共場所人潮驟減，令各大商場的生意大受打擊。

韓國觀光公社說,由于患者不斷增加,原本計劃赴韓旅行的2500名中國游客取消行程,這將給韓國旅游業造成很大影響。

韓國經濟研究機關指出,如果MERS的影響持續擴散,韓國今年下半年的經濟增長率有可能從3%降至2%。

韓國政府呼吁民眾勤洗手、出入公共場所戴口罩。最近網絡的口罩銷量暴增7倍,一些藥廠的股價也大漲15%。（中國進出口網）

According to zaobao.com’s report on 4 June, South Korea’s MERS continues to spread, the diagnosed patient has been increasing to 30 people, two died, and nearly 1,400 people were isolated.

On the 3rd June, South Korean President Park Geun-hye chaired an emergency meeting, listened to the report on the specific circumstances, required government departments to work closely with the experts in order to find effective countermeasures as soon as possible, completely eliminate the epidemic and restore social stability.

She stressed that, "Since the first confirmed case diagnosed in Korea after, the epidemic continued to spread during two weeks, there are two deaths, so that people feel extremely uneasy, in order to prevent the epidemic into continuing to spread, the authorities are analyzing the current situation and the corresponding programs after proper analysis of the current situation and the corresponding programs, which will be open to the public. "

On 3rd June, a 50-year-old woman, who was in the isolation and observation, went to play golf with her friends. At the news of that, health authorities urged people to be vigilant and cooperate with the government's prevention work.

At present, MERS caused panic in Seoul and surrounding areas. Customers declines at the major shopping malls, cinemas and other public places, making the business of the major shopping malls downward.

Korea National Tourism Organization said that due to the increasing patients, 2500 Chinese tourists originally planned to travel to Korea, then canceled the trip, which would cause a great impact on Korean tourism.

South Korea's economic research institutes pointed out that if MERS's influence continued to spread, the South Korea's economic growth rate in the second half of this year may decline from 3% to 2%.

The South Korean government urged people to wash their hands and go to the public places with a mask. Recent sales of masks online exploded seven times, a number of pharmaceutical factories’ shares also rose by 15%.