South Korea - Government announces 5 more coronavirus MERS cases, including 2 more health care workers - total now 35 - June 3, 2015

[sharon sanders]

Homers party confirmed five people generate additional
2015-06-04	11
CHANG Young Jin	Homers central management task force
Press Resources Four times the day 2015.6.4.16:40 / ( total of 3 sheets ) Department Homers central management task force Berry Kim Young Select Phone 010-3854 - **** Now in charge Chapter Jin Young 044-202-2025 Homers confirmed Now 5 additional patients occurred - Three patients are B and first medical contact a patient's medical , family, sympathy parties - - the remaining two patients each 16 times party confirmed with E in contact with patients at medical institutions the same room , 14 times Confirmed characters D in contact with health professionals at a medical institution within the institution infections - □ Department of Health and Human Services ' central Homers management task force " is 6 month 4 day ( Thursday ), Homerstest results confirmed as positive the five patients announced additional cases were . ○ two of three patients all B at medical institutions 5.15 to 5.17 , such as at the first patient contact medical personnel at the ward , family ,sympathy, etc. Here are the symptoms as fever carried it was found to be positive in the final Homers genetic testing . ○ other 2 patients, respectively ① 16 characters once confirmed and E at medical institutions 5.28 to 30 were admitted to the same ward patients at ② 14 times Confirmed characters Dmedical institutions in 5.27 days in contact with a physician ,fever symptoms have conducted genetic testing It was found to be positive at the end . ◈ Homers occur after visiting areas such as fever suspected symptoms appearor feel you care for such patients to report suspected cases or cases of HomersHomers In response to questions about hotline ( ☎ 043-719-7777) operates under . Annex 1 Homers party status confirmed (6.4 standard ) Tracking Number Personal Information Confirmed day Overview 1 ( male , 68years old ) 5.20 . The first confirmed characters 2 ( over 63years old ) 5.20 . Confirmed characters first the spouse of 3 ( male , 76years old ) 5.21 . Confirmed characters first in the same hospital ward (B hospitals ) 4 ( over 46years old ) 5.26 . Confirmed party three daughters ( caregiver ) (Bhospitals ) 5 ( male , 50years old ) 5.26 . Seoul C medical staff . Confirmed characters first and the interview of Chongjin 6 ( male , 71years old ) 5.28 . Confirmed characters first and the same ward (Bhospitals ) / death 7 ( over 28years old ) 5.28 . B medical staff 8 ( over 46years old ) 5.29 . A medical staff 9 ( male , 56years old ) 5.29 . Confirmed characters first floor room such as (Bhospitals ) 10 ( male , 44years old ) 5.29 . Confirmed characters third son of ( sympathy ) . 5.16 Confirmed characters first exposure to the same room (B hospitals ) . 5.29 China CDC MERS confirmed 11 ( over 79years old ) 5.29 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 12 ( over 49years old ) 5.29 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 13 ( male , 49years old ) 5.29 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 14 ( male , 35years old ) 5.30 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 15 ( male , 35years old ) 5.30 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward son (B hospitals ) 16 ( male , 40years old ) 5.31 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 17 ( male , 45years old ) 5.31 . 5.15 to 16 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward son (B hospitals ) 18 ( over 77years old ) 5.31 . 5.15 to 16 characters confirmed one and the same ward (B hospitals ) 19 ( male , 60years old ) 6.1 . 5.16 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward, guardian (B hospitals ) 20 ( male , 40years old ) 6.1 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward (B hospitals ) Annualtimes Personal Information Confirmed day Overview 20 ( M40 years old ) 6.1 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward (B hospitals ) 21 (F , 59 years old ) 6.1 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward,guardian (B hospitals ) 22 ( over 39years old ) 6.1 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward, guardian (B hospitals ) 23 ( male , 73years old ) 6.1 . 5.28 - 30 characters confirmed 16 patients in the same ward (Einstitutions ) 24 ( male , 78years old ) 6.1 . 5.28 - 30 characters confirmed 16 patients in the same ward (Einstitutions ) 25 ( over 57years old ) 6.1 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward(B hospitals ) / death 26 ( male , 43years old ) 6.2 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward, the patient's guardian (B hospitals ) 27 ( male , 55years old ) 6.2 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward(B hospitals ) 28 ( male , 58years old ) 6.2 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one and the same ward patient spouse (B hospitals ) 29 ( over 77years old ) 6.2 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one patient in the same ward (B hospitals ) 30 ( M60 years old ) 6.2 . 5.22 - 28 characters confirmed 16 patients in the same room(F institution ) 31 ( male , 69years old ) 6.4 . 5.28 to 30 characters diagnosed 16 patients in the same ward (E institutions ) 32 ( male , 54years old ) 6.4 . 5.15 Confirmed characters first patient in the same ward sympathy (B medical institutions ) 33 ( male , 47years old ) 6.4 . 5.15Confirmed characters first patient in the same ward sympathy (B hospitals ) 34 ( over 25years old ) 6.4 . 5.15 to 17 characters confirmed one working in the ward , B medical staff 35 ( male , 38years old ) 6.4 . 5.27 Confirmed party 14 party medical diagnosis , D medical staff
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Updating case list shortly.....

[sharon sanders]

Case list is updated including yesterday cases that did not have any description. link


Please note that the case listed as #35 is the first medical staff in this outbreak who is a tertiary case. This could indicate further spread.

[Pathfinder]

From Post #1

35

( male , 38years old )

6.4

. 5.27 Confirmed party 14 party medical diagnosis , D medical staff

I believe that this is the case discussed in this news report:


Doctor in Seoul general hospital suspected of MERS

2015/06/03 22:52

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- A medical doctor who works for a large general hospital in Seoul was isolated at a public hospital in the capital city, suspected of being infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), government officials said Wednesday.

"We're examining his genetic samples to determine exactly whether he has contracted MERS as he showed symptoms of the disease, including a high fever," a health ministry official said, on condition of anonymity.

The official, however, did not give the name of the two hospitals.
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The doctor is believed to been infected with the deadly respiratory virus when he came into contact with the nation's 14th MERS patient at the hospital where he works.

"The doctor was later moved to a state-designated hospital for isolating suspected MERS patients in Seoul," the official said, adding that the test result will be out as early as Thursday.

If the infection is confirmed, he would be the country's fourth case of a third-hand contraction of the virus.
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sshim@yna.co.kr

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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/06/03/0200000000AEN20150603010500315.html

[sharon sanders]

I agree. He is confirmed now via the MoH report (which was published several hours after the media report).

[sharon sanders]

I think the media report in post #3 is incorrect about the number of tertiary cases. I believe the doctor is the 5th tertiary case. I believe the tertiary cases are:


23) #1190 - Male, 73, reported by media as hospital roommate of case # 1181, South Korea

24) #1191 - Male, 78, reported by media as hospital roommate of case #1181, South Korea

30) #1197 - Male, 60, nosocomial, hospital roommate of case #1181, South Korea

31) #1200 - Male, 69, nosocomial, patient in same ward as case #1181, South Korea

35) #1204 - Male, 38, nosocomial, medical staff, contact with case #1173, South Korea


Case #1181 referred to above is the 16th Korean case and was a secondary case because he was infected after exposure to the 1st Korean case (#1149).

Case #1173 referred to above is the 14th Korean case and was a secondary case because he was infected after exposure to the 1st Korean case (#1149).

[Pathfinder]

Doctor exposed more than 1,000 Seoul residents to MERS

Published : 2015-06-04 22:36
Updated : 2015-06-04 22:40
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According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday, the 35th confirmed MERS patient, a doctor at a Seoul-based hospital, was found to have visited a large-scale conference to attend several meetings and symposiums in Seoul, despite instructions from authorities to quarantine himself, potentially exposing the more than 1,400 people in attendance.

?Concerns are growing as this means that the central control tower to combat MERS collapsed,? said an official from the municipal government.

By Ock Hyun-ju (laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150604001315