ISLAMABAD: An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea shows how deadly infectious diseases may strike at any time, but MERS is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
The WHO said the conditions for a public health emergency of international concern have not been met.
"This outbreak is a wake-up call and (shows) that in a highly mobile world, all countries should always be prepared for the unanticipated possibility of outbreaks of this, and other serious infectious diseases," the Geneva-based United Nations health agency said.
Global health regulations define a public health emergency of international concern as an extraordinary event that poses a risk to other WHO member states through the international spread of disease, and which may require a coordinated international response, Today's Zaman reported.
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