SEOUL (KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - South Korean health authorities are searching for some 50 foreign nationals who may have been in contact with the recently confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) patient, including those who arrived in Incheon Airport from Dubai on the same flight last Friday (Sept 7). The individuals include those who were on the same flight as the 61-year-old male patient, who arrived on an Emirates flight in Incheon Airport from Dubai on Friday (Sep 7), local reports said. A 24-year-old British woman, who was on the same plane with the patient, showed symptoms of the MERS but has been tested negative in a preliminary test on Monday. SEOUL, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- South Korea has confirmed the first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome case in three years and quarantined 22 people who came into close-distance contact with a patient. A Korea Herald report on Tuesday cited the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) as saying that it was difficult to track the individuals down, as foreign travellers in Korea usually do not have local phone numbers. Symptons of Mers include fever, cough, shortness of breath and diarrhea.
South Korean health authorities announce that they are searching for around 50 foreign nationals who may have been in contact with the recently confirmed MERS patient, including those who arrived in Incheon Airport from Dubai on the same flight last Friday.