South Korea announces 4 new coronavirus MERS cases and 3 deaths - June 15, 2015

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S. Korea reports three more MERS deaths, 4 new cases

2015/06/16 09:05

SEJONG, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported three more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 19.
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According to the Health and Welfare Ministry, three of the four new patients were infected while visiting Seoul's Samsung Medical Center, which has been a major source of infections.
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Out of 154 people diagnosed with the disease so far, 17 have been discharged following complete recoveries as of Tuesday, the ministry said.

Some 5,580 others are currently in isolation for possible infection after coming in close contact with MERS patients.

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Date : 2015-06-16 Modified : 2015-06-16 Department : Public Health Crisis Response and Contact : 043-719-7249Views : 1129
6.16 days Homers diagnosis and isolation Tracking



- Currently 118 people diagnosed party of 154 people (77%) of treatment, 17 patients (11%) hospital, 19 patients (12%) of deaths- 118 people being treated patient's condition is stable, 102 people (86%), instability 16 people (14%) - compared to the previous day party confirmed four people, three people party hospital, the death toll increased 3 people - 71 people infected with the type of hospital patients (46%), family / munbyeong 57 (37%), 26 people, including hospital workers (17%)

<1> Status Confirmed party general □ Department of Health and Human Services Homers central management task force said the current 6.16 days 06:00, Homers (Middle respiratory disease) diagnosed sleep four people increased more than 154 people the day before. ○ treatment of the Patients are two people the previous day decreased by 118 people (77%) (120 patients), increased by three people who were discharged in 17 patients (11%), increased by three people dead in 19 patients (12%).

< 2> New Confirmed party status □ increased compared to four people who confirmed the day before. ○ 151 th, 152nd, 154th, Samsung confirmed he visited the hospital emergency room for care of the family from 5.27 to 5.28 days, it confirmed ○ 153 6.5 번째 118th confirmed case is one day visited the medical facilities such as clinics and parties.

<3> New hospital party status □ 9 confirmed the second of the existing parties (male, 56 years old), 56th (male, 45 years old), 88th (South, 47 years old) diagnosed party, including 17 people who rose to the entire hospital to hospital three 6.15 days. ○ They administered antibiotics and antiviral agents, symptomatic been receiving treatment through therapy, such as respiratory symptoms such as fever has been improved twice Homers inspection All the results were conducted cured determination shown by voice. ○ 11 male patients (65%) are currently party to discharge a total of 17 people, women showed a 6 patients (35%), age 40 to have 8 people (47%) 50 3 (18%), 20, 60 and 70 respectively, were aggregated into consideration two patients (12%).

<4> Status new deaths confirmed □ of the existing 38th party (male, 49 aged, alcoholic cirrhosis / diabetes), 98th (male, 58 years) and 123 th (M, 65) party confirmed 6.15 days and 6.16 days, including three deaths in the total aggregated 19 people were killed at dawn. ○ of deaths Gender is male and 14 patients (74%), 5 patients were female (26%), the most common age to 70 return in 7 patients (37%), followed by 60 and 6 (32%) 50 3 patients (16%), 80 two patients (11%) and this was followed. ○ deaths of 19 people with chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, such as basal simnoe vascular disease appeared in 15 patients (79%).

<5> confirmed characters infection type and demographic characteristics □ Looking to categorize party confirmed a total of 154 people infected so far by type, ○ patients who visited the clinic 71 (46%) as the most common, the patient's family or other family members, including munbyeong Visitors 57 patients (37%), medical practitioners have followed each hospital, including 26 patients (17%) of confirmed sex party □ male 93 patients (60%), women were 61 (40%) , ○ 50s most common age is 33 (21%) 60 30 (19%) 40 28 (18%) 70 25 (16%) 30 21 (14% ) and was the order.<6> Isolated target and release status □ 6.15 일 06:00 Currently, a total of 5586 people who are isolated by 370 people compared to the previous day (7%) neuleotgo, has been released yesterday a total of 3505 people who are isolated For 383 people (12%) increased. ○ Full standoff (5586 people) self-isolation among 5238 people who had increased as compared to the previous day 313 people (6%), 57 people more than 348 people to the hospital the day before he isolated (20% ) increased.

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Posted : 2015-06-16 16:16
Updated : 2015-06-16 21:26

3 more MERS patients die

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By Kim Rahn
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The three were aged 49, 58 and 65, and marks the first time someone in their 40s has died from the disease in Korea.

According to the ministry, the 49-year-old patient suffered from hepatocirrhosis and diabetes before becoming infected with MERS.

However, the other two victims were in relatively good health before contracting the virus.
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Of the four newly confirmed cases, three patients contracted the disease from Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Seoul...

The three new patients had carried on with their everyday lives until the infection was confirmed as they were not on the government's monitoring list.

One of them is a civil servant at a community center in Daegu and had accompanied his mother to the emergency room with his sister.

The sister, who lives in Daejeon, was also diagnosed with the disease on June 10 and has since been hospitalized in an isolation ward. Despite his sister's confirmation, he was excluded from the government's list and kept working until he displayed signs of a fever on June 13.
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Another of the newly-confirmed cases visited the same emergency room with his wife who received treatment there. Although the wife was included in the monitoring list, he was not, and he developed MERS symptoms on June 6.

The government only became aware of his case after he voluntarily went to Seoul St. Mary's Hospital on Monday, more than a week after first showing symptoms, where he tested positive.
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In addition, there have been several cases where people have shown MERS symptoms after the incubation period of 14 day. Regardless, the ministry said it is not considering extending the monitoring period of suspected patients from the current 14 days.
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MERS patient rode Seoul subways

Infected Samsung Medical Center aide was at large for 7 days

June 17,2015

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?Patient No. 137 used the subway between Seoul National University Station and Ilwon Station, transferring at Seoul National University of Education Station, for at least seven days [after exhibiting symptoms] including from June 5 to 8 when his condition worsened,? said Kim Chang-bo, the city government?s health authority. ?We conducted sterilization of the mall and hair salon and isolated those who came in close contact with the patient at home.?

The Seoul Metropolitan Government, which is cooperating with the central government for MERS prevention, also said on Tuesday that it will sterilize the subway stations and give advice to anyone who suspects they have contracted the disease through the Dasan Call Center at 120.
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Patient No. 137 is one of 2,944 non-salaried workers of Samsung Medical Center, where Patient No. 14 infected 72 people thus far. He is an emergency ward transfer agent whose job is to transfer patients from the emergency ward to a regular hospital room. Many of the people infected in Samsung Medical Center were infected in the emergency ward.
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday announced four more confirmed cases of MERS, raising the total to 154. Three of them are third-generation patients and the quarantine authority admitted they were off the radar until they were confirmed for MERS.

?Patients No. 151, 152 and 154 were not under the government?s isolation measures, and only Patient No. 153, [a fourth-generation patient who caught the disease from Patient No. 118 on June 5], was tracked down,? said Kwon Jun-uk, an official of the Health Ministry.

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