Commonground
Senior Moderator
6/15/15
From Stars and Stripes SEOUL, South Korea ? Three people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea are currently under quarantine after being treated at South Korean hospitals affected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, according to the military.
One is a U.S. servicemember stationed at Camp Humphreys who has tested negative for MERS after reporting possible exposure to the virus, according to U.S. Forces Korea.
U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan said Monday evening that two others in Seoul ? a servicemember stationed at K-16 Air Base and the family member of another servicemember stationed at Yongsan ? are under quarantine, though neither has shown MERS symptoms and are not contagious. The garrison said USFK health officials are closely monitoring both, and the quarantines are a precautionary measure.
The K-16-based troop is under isolation in off-post quarters, while the family member is under quarantine at on-post quarters.
continued: http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-personnel-in-mers-quarantine-in-south-korea-1.352392
From Stars and Stripes SEOUL, South Korea ? Three people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea are currently under quarantine after being treated at South Korean hospitals affected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, according to the military.
One is a U.S. servicemember stationed at Camp Humphreys who has tested negative for MERS after reporting possible exposure to the virus, according to U.S. Forces Korea.
U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan said Monday evening that two others in Seoul ? a servicemember stationed at K-16 Air Base and the family member of another servicemember stationed at Yongsan ? are under quarantine, though neither has shown MERS symptoms and are not contagious. The garrison said USFK health officials are closely monitoring both, and the quarantines are a precautionary measure.
The K-16-based troop is under isolation in off-post quarters, while the family member is under quarantine at on-post quarters.
continued: http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-personnel-in-mers-quarantine-in-south-korea-1.352392