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South Korea reports seven MERS cases, one victim flies to China
May 28, 2015 11:34am
South Korea said Thursday it had confirmed two more MERS virus infections, bringing the total number of cases to seven, as one suspected victim ignored warnings and flew to China on a business trip.
The infections, all traced to the original case of a 68-year-old man diagnosed on May 20 after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia, have triggered public concerns of a wider outbreak.
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The Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said more than 70 people who may have been exposed directly or indirectly to the original patient were currently in voluntary quarantine.
However, one of them, a 44-year-old man, left for China on a business trip on Tuesday, a day after his father was diagnosed with the virus.
"We advised him against the trip but he refused," CDC director Yang Byung-Guk told reporters,
Yang said the Chinese health authorities had been notified and the man had been admitted to a Chinese hospital for testing following his arrival.
A list of 28 passengers who had sat close to the man on the China-bound flight had also been drawn up, he added.
More from: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...flies-to-china
South Korea confirms 4th & 5th coronavirus MERS cases, monitoring 61, 1 doctor tests positive, more tests pending - May 25 & 26, 2015
South Korea reports 3 cases of MERS Coronavirus - May 20 - 24, 2015 - Gov holds emergency meeting
South Korea reports seven MERS cases, one victim flies to China
May 28, 2015 11:34am
South Korea said Thursday it had confirmed two more MERS virus infections, bringing the total number of cases to seven, as one suspected victim ignored warnings and flew to China on a business trip.
The infections, all traced to the original case of a 68-year-old man diagnosed on May 20 after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia, have triggered public concerns of a wider outbreak.
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The Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said more than 70 people who may have been exposed directly or indirectly to the original patient were currently in voluntary quarantine.
However, one of them, a 44-year-old man, left for China on a business trip on Tuesday, a day after his father was diagnosed with the virus.
"We advised him against the trip but he refused," CDC director Yang Byung-Guk told reporters,
Yang said the Chinese health authorities had been notified and the man had been admitted to a Chinese hospital for testing following his arrival.
A list of 28 passengers who had sat close to the man on the China-bound flight had also been drawn up, he added.
More from: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...flies-to-china
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