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WHO Director-General: South Korea can effectively prevent the spread of the epidemic MERS
At 11:05 on June 8, 2015 Source: China News Network
BEIJING, June 8, according to Korean media reports, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said in an interview at the 8th, although Korea MERS spread of the epidemic led to an increase in confirmed cases of medical institutions, but South Korea can take effective measures prevent the epidemic from spreading further.
According to reports, Chan pointed out that South Korea has advanced medical equipment, a high level of medical workers, so they can quickly grasp the MERS epidemic dynamics. She said the investigation team and the South Korean government to join the WHO established starting from the 9th to the South Korean government to evaluate prevention and control measures MERS, will also study new control measures.
For the method to respond effectively to the epidemic MERS, Chan noted that people do not believe rumors, to correctly understand the epidemic and prevention information. Korean government needs to reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital MERS, reduce the chance of contact with the public and the MERS patients reduce the risk of spread of the epidemic.
For reasons MERS rapid spread of the epidemic in South Korea, she noted that South Korea has a unique culture of care that the patient in the hospital ward treating their families to visit often. She believes that this may be one of the main MERS epidemic in the rapid spread of the Korean hospital.
It reported that, after it was suggested that due to the different temperatures Korea and the Middle East, thus flowing into Korea MERS virus could mutate, she was noted that the humidity and temperature of the viability of the virus will bring some impact, but based on existing data analysis , can not conclude that the climatic conditions to the diffusion rate of Korea MERS epidemic, mortality and disease mutation impact.
For the WHO believes that Korea does not have to travel restrictions because of outbreaks MERS or closure of borders reasons, she pointed out that there is still no evidence that the epidemic MERS rapid spread widely in Korea or the community.
On MERS virus for vaccine research and development situation, she said, WHO is not directly involved in vaccine research and development of infectious diseases, but some vaccines already in clinical trials, WHO will actively encourage research institutions to develop a vaccine against MERS virus.
According to the latest news shows that South Korea is 87 confirmed cases of MERS, killed six people, the mortality rate is about 7%. Korea MERS less than the number of cases only Saudi Arabia, the world's second column.
[Edit: He Lu Man]
WHO Director-General: South Korea can effectively prevent the spread of the epidemic MERS
At 11:05 on June 8, 2015 Source: China News Network
BEIJING, June 8, according to Korean media reports, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said in an interview at the 8th, although Korea MERS spread of the epidemic led to an increase in confirmed cases of medical institutions, but South Korea can take effective measures prevent the epidemic from spreading further.
According to reports, Chan pointed out that South Korea has advanced medical equipment, a high level of medical workers, so they can quickly grasp the MERS epidemic dynamics. She said the investigation team and the South Korean government to join the WHO established starting from the 9th to the South Korean government to evaluate prevention and control measures MERS, will also study new control measures.
For the method to respond effectively to the epidemic MERS, Chan noted that people do not believe rumors, to correctly understand the epidemic and prevention information. Korean government needs to reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital MERS, reduce the chance of contact with the public and the MERS patients reduce the risk of spread of the epidemic.
For reasons MERS rapid spread of the epidemic in South Korea, she noted that South Korea has a unique culture of care that the patient in the hospital ward treating their families to visit often. She believes that this may be one of the main MERS epidemic in the rapid spread of the Korean hospital.
It reported that, after it was suggested that due to the different temperatures Korea and the Middle East, thus flowing into Korea MERS virus could mutate, she was noted that the humidity and temperature of the viability of the virus will bring some impact, but based on existing data analysis , can not conclude that the climatic conditions to the diffusion rate of Korea MERS epidemic, mortality and disease mutation impact.
For the WHO believes that Korea does not have to travel restrictions because of outbreaks MERS or closure of borders reasons, she pointed out that there is still no evidence that the epidemic MERS rapid spread widely in Korea or the community.
On MERS virus for vaccine research and development situation, she said, WHO is not directly involved in vaccine research and development of infectious diseases, but some vaccines already in clinical trials, WHO will actively encourage research institutions to develop a vaccine against MERS virus.
According to the latest news shows that South Korea is 87 confirmed cases of MERS, killed six people, the mortality rate is about 7%. Korea MERS less than the number of cases only Saudi Arabia, the world's second column.
[Edit: He Lu Man]