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    Umrah pilgrims in Terminal 2D, Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten (7/5). Although MERS-CoV virus outbreak but did not dampen the congregation to carry out the pilgrimage. TEMPO / Marifka Wahyu Hidayat


    THURSDAY, MAY 8TH, 2014 | 11:42 PM

    Officers Cengkareng Airport Found 7 MERS Suspects

    TEMPO.CO , Jakarta - Port Health Office Soekarno Hatta found seven Umrah pilgrims suspected exposure Middle East Corona Virus Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) . These findings obtained from the results of the CTF to Umrah pilgrims returning from the Holy Land from January to May 2014.

    "Throughout 2014 found seven suspects , "said Head of Quarantine CTF Soekarno Hatta, Sri Purwati, Thursday, May 8, 2014. CTF Soekarno Hatta, he said, has been informed earlier of the Middle East countries and the Ministry of Health about the outbreak of the MERS. Thus, he continued, since the beginning of last year air passenger screening from the Middle East is more optimized.

    "When a passenger plane from the Middle Eastern countries experiencing cough, flu and fever above 38 degrees Celsius, we say they suspect , "she said. every suspect was referred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital Sulianti Saroso, Jakarta, to get treatment. "After a few days of treatment in RSPI, all examination results declared negative," he said.

    Besides deep observation of the suspect , Sri said it also will disseminate the virus danger MERS. "Especially the travel agencies hajj and umrah," he said.

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