UPDATE: Now More than 1,300 in South Korea quarantined for contact with MERS patients

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Seoul confirmed the spouse of a confirmed MERS patient has died of acute respiratory failure, but the underlying cause of her death was under investigation.


Hundreds in South Korea who came into close contact with MERS patients have been isolated, and the death of a woman was under investigation, South Korea's Health Ministry said Monday.

A total of 682 people who could have been exposed to the coronavirus at a South Korean hospital through primary carriers were quarantined, reported South Korean newspaper Donga Ilbo.

Health ministry official Kwon Jun-wook said Monday a total of 715 people came into "close contact" with confirmed MERS patients, but 33 were released because they were symptom-free.

Yonhap reported the latest announcement was followed by the news of the death of a South Korean woman, whose husband was one of 18 confirmed MERS patients. The woman was hospitalized for acute respiratory failure on May 25, and her death was made public Monday evening.


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More than 1,300 people have been quarantined in their homes or at hospitals and medical facilities after coming into contact with confirmed or suspected sufferers of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This is 500 more than the previous day, the government said Wednesday.

It also confirmed five additional cases of the disease, bringing confirmed cases to 30 people, two of whom have died. Among the 28 remaining cases, three patients are in critical condition, an official said.

The MERS outbreak started on May 20 with a patient who had visited several countries in the Middle East.
Among the 1,312 people at government-designated quarantine facilities or in their homes, 398 have shown symptoms like fever and respiratory problems and are being tested.

The government also confirmed an additional case of tertiary infection Wednesday, following the first two cases a day before. The third person stayed at a hospital where the 16th patient stayed, like the two previous cases of tertiary infection.


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Last Edited by 411 on 06/03/2015 07:26 PM