​Governor's office acts to dispel rumors of MERS on Guam

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Governor's office acts to dispel rumors of MERS on Guam

Kyle Daly, Pacific Sunday News 12:13 a.m. ChST June 14, 2015
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Rumors had been circulating online that a South Korean who came to Guam was infected with the deadly respiratory illness. A statement from the governor's office released yesterday afternoon confirmed those rumors were false.

"Those spreading false information should be taken to task for causing panic and fear among families and tourists," the statement said.

The governor's office said a South Korean visitor boarding a Jeju Airlines flight at the Guam airport yesterday was not allowed on the plane because his name appeared on the South Korean government MERS watch list.

The man and his family were immediately contained, the statement said.

Before visiting Guam, the man went to a hospital in South Korea where he was treated for a broken finger, according to the governor's office. At that hospital, MERS patients were being treated and the man's name was placed on the watch list.

"It's unclear how he was able to leave South Korea," the governor's office said in another statement released Friday night.
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http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2...ts-to-dispel-rumors-of-illness-0614/71169154/

 

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Adelup: no MERS cases on Guam

Posted: Jun 13, 2015 6:50 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 13, 2015 6:50 PM CDT

The Governor's Office is dispelling any rumors about an outbreak of MERS on Guam, issuing the following statement:

There are no cases of MERS on Guam.

Those spreading false information should be taken to task for causing panic and fear among families and tourists. There was one man, a visitor from South Korea, who was checked and does not have MERS. A red flag went up yesterday when he tried to board a Jeju Airlines flight back to Korea. The island's pandemic alert systems went into place immediately, he and his family were contained, and doctors confirmed he does not have the virus.

As a precaution, doctors are watching this man in quarantine. His family went back to Korea. The man has no symptoms. He is contained, doesn't even have a cold, isn't coughing or sneezing, has no fever, and IS NOT contagious. There is no danger of public exposure.

The government of Guam and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are working together out of an abundance of caution to keep the people of Guam and all her visitors safe and healthy.

The South Korea government placed him on a watch list because he was treated for a broken finger at a hospital in South Korea where they were treating a MERS patients.

Public Health officials on Guam are working with Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Hawaii, Atlanta and South Korea. Shortly after 11 p.m. yesterday, CDC officials contacted local health officials regarding the tourist. They want to confirm his proximity to the MERS patients at the South Korea hospital where he was treated as an outpatient.

It is important to note that these measures are precautionary and that NO case of the virus has been reported on island.

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http://www.kuam.com/story/29313940/2015/06/13/adelup-no-mers-cases-on-guam