The decision to delay the June 14-18 visit came after Park’s administration came under fire for its alleged insufficient response to the crisis.
“President Park decided to postpone the US trip in order to help end the outbreak of MERS and take care of public safety,” her senior press secretary Kim Sung-Woo told reporters.
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