Despite concerns in the Republic of Korea, the World Health Organization says progress is being made with controlling the MERS outbreak there. The agency spoke with the media Wednesday in Geneva. CCTV’s Guy Henderson filed this report.

Dr. Joel Selanikio on global infectious outbreaks
Experts say there are indeed lessons to be learned from each outbreak. CCTV America’s Mike Walter spoke to Doctor Joel Selanikio. He has spent time in Africa working to fight the Ebola epidemic. Dr. Joel Selanikio is the CEO and co-founder of the data collection software Magpi.

Dr. Peter Hotez talks about the MERS virus
For more on efforts to fight different MERS outbreaks globally, CCTV Americas Mike Walter spoke to Dr. Peter Hotez from Texas’ Baylor College of Medicine. Hotez serves as Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine there.