Table 1. Brief information on pandemics

No	Pandemic	Duration	Total cases*	Total deaths*
1	SARS	9 months(Nov ’02 – Jul ’03)	8,096(3)	774(0)
2	H1N1	17 months(Apr ’09 – Aug ’10)	565,540(5,922)	18,616(201)
3	MERS**	3 months(May ’15 – Jul ’15)	1,384(186)	495(36)
4	COVID-19***	> 35 months(Dec ’19 – Now)	574,940,809(19,776,050)	6,403,638(25,047)

World (South Korea),
During outbreak in South Korea,
As per July 2022.
Source: WHO and CDC South Korea website.