Seoul said Thursday that three people have been infected by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and 64 people, including health care workers and the patients’ families, are being monitored for possible infection.
All three patients were quarantined at a government-certified facility and reported to be in stable condition.
The first confirmed patient was diagnosed with the disease on Wednesday, about 17 days after he returned to Korea from trip to the Middle East and eight days after he started showing symptoms, including high fever and coughing.
Health authorities said Thursday the patient spent time in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, in addition to Bahrain ― which he initially claimed was the only country he visited ― during his trip that lasted from April 18 to May 3.
More than 95 percent of the confirmed patients worldwide lived in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE. To date, there are no confirmed cases of MERS in Bahrain.
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Thursday, May 21, 2015
AS COUNTRIES SENDS ITS CITIZENS TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR EMPLOYMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF MERS INFECTION GROWS AS 64 CASES OF THE UNTREATABLE MERS HAS HIT S KOREA–AS 95% OF MERS WORLDWIDE LIVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST PARTICULARLY FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE
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