Two South Korean hospitals have been sealed off, in a bid to stop the spread of a deadly respiratory disease. <br /><br /> MERS has infected 126 people in the country and killed 11 since it was first diagnosed just over three weeks ago in a businessman, returning from a trip to the Middle East. <br /><br /> But the outbreak could have now peaked, with four new cases on Friday – the lowest daily increase in 11 days. <br /><br /> The number of people in quarantine has also gone down for the first time, to 3,680.<br /><br /> At least 133 people – patients and staff – are inside the two hospitals that have been sealed off. Both sites have been treating people with MERS.<br /><br /> The hospitals will be closed for at least the next 11 days, given the incubation period of the virus, officials said. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, health representatives from Saudi Arabia have been meeting South Korean authorities, to share their first hand experience of MERS. It was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia, in 2012.
