Fri May 29, 2015 5:27am EDT Related: HEALTH, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA
South Korean becomes China's first confirmed MERS case
BEIJING | BY SUI-LEE WEE
China said on Friday a South Korean man had tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), China's first confirmed case, but that it had not found any symptoms in the 38 people who had close contact with him.
Authorities in South Korea said earlier that the man had skipped out of voluntary home quarantine to take a trip to China.
The World Health Organization said on Friday 10 people in South Korea were confirmed as having MERS, but there has been no sustained human-to-human spread. The UN agency said that it was not recommending screening of passengers or that travel or trade restrictions be imposed on South Korea due to the outbreak.
South Korean becomes China's first confirmed MERS case
BEIJING | BY SUI-LEE WEE
China said on Friday a South Korean man had tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), China's first confirmed case, but that it had not found any symptoms in the 38 people who had close contact with him.
Authorities in South Korea said earlier that the man had skipped out of voluntary home quarantine to take a trip to China.
The World Health Organization said on Friday 10 people in South Korea were confirmed as having MERS, but there has been no sustained human-to-human spread. The UN agency said that it was not recommending screening of passengers or that travel or trade restrictions be imposed on South Korea due to the outbreak.
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