South Korea: 1st MERS case reported since 2015

According to the Korean Center for Disease Control (KCDC) (computer-translated), a 61-year-old patient who visited Kuwait was diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This is the first case reported in South Korea since 2015.

He returned home Friday after a business trip to Kuwait from August 16 to September 6. He was hospitalized just after the trip, showing symptoms of fever and phlegm.

Samsung Seoul Hospital immediately separated into the emergency room and after reporting symptoms, fever, sputum and pneumonia symptoms, it was reported to the health authority as an alleged patient, transferred to National Quarantine Hospital and collected by the Seoul Metropolitan Institute of Health and the Environment. The result was confirmed as MERS coronovirus positive.

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The Disease HQ and the Seoul Metropolitan Government conducted questionnaire surveys of the Incheon International Airport Quarantine Bureau and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, including flight crews.

The disease control headquarters and the Seoul Metropolitan Government are currently in contact with visiting airlines and medical institutions to identify contact persons, and local Seoul Metropolitan Government officials are actively managing contacts.

A total of 20 contacts, including 1 quarantine officer, 1 immigration officer, 3 flight crew, 10 passengers, Samsung Medical Center, 4 medical staff, 1 family, etc. have been identified.