A staff member disinfects a Metro train in Seoul, South Korea. Photos by Xinhua

    A soldier checks the body temperature of a visitor at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday.

    A medical worker in full protective gear enters an isolated ward in a hospital in Seoul.

    An airline employee disinfects an airplane at Incheon International Airport in Seoul on June 5.

    A South Korean visitor leaves the exit hall in Qingdao, Shandong Province, northern China, on June 5. The number of visitors to South Korea crossing the border at Qingdao significantly dropped in June due to the outbreak of MERS in South Korea.

    Schoolchildren line up to clean their hands in a primary school in Pusan, South Korea.

    Residents in Seoul wear masks when going outside.

    Medical experts with the World Health Organization on Wednesday visit a hospital in Seoul to examine the situation of the MERS outbreak.