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Experts say S. Korea can contain MERS with quarantine
2015/06/04 11:41
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A group of medical experts said Thursday that South Korea can contain the MERS virus as it stepped up quarantine measures for infected patients and those who came into contact with the patients.
Song Jae-hoon, an infectious disease expert and head of Samsung Medical Center, said the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome does not spread through the air, citing data currently available.
He said the simple measure to stop the spread of the virus is to isolate infected patients, people who are suspected of being infected with the virus and those who came into contact with infected patients.
The spread of the virus "will be stopped if quarantine measures are effectively used," he said in a meeting with top officials of the ruling Saenuri Party.
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/06/04/50/0301000000AEN20150604005000315F.html
2015/06/04 11:41
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A group of medical experts said Thursday that South Korea can contain the MERS virus as it stepped up quarantine measures for infected patients and those who came into contact with the patients.
Song Jae-hoon, an infectious disease expert and head of Samsung Medical Center, said the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome does not spread through the air, citing data currently available.
He said the simple measure to stop the spread of the virus is to isolate infected patients, people who are suspected of being infected with the virus and those who came into contact with infected patients.
The spread of the virus "will be stopped if quarantine measures are effectively used," he said in a meeting with top officials of the ruling Saenuri Party.
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/06/04/50/0301000000AEN20150604005000315F.html