South Korea Shuts Down Over MERS Outbreak Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Medical staffs check the temperature of a visitor at Seoul Medical Center where eight MERS patients are hospitalized on June 10, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. ( Chung Sung-Jun / Getty ) Produced by w Produced by PRI and WNYC