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First case of MERS virus in Thailand
First Case Of MERS Virus In Thailand. Thailand has confirmed its first case of MERS after an Omani national tested positive for the deadly virus at a hospital here, Public Health Minister said. The 75-year-old patient tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Thursday.
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Bangkok: Thailand has confirmed its first case of MERS after an Omani national tested positive for the deadly virus at a hospital here, Public Health Minister said. The 75-year-old patient tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Thursday.
Authorities are ensuring the situation remains under control, with a total of 141 people in the country on the watch-list. Most of these people had already been located and quarantined, said Dr Rajata Rajatanavin, Public Health Minister. Health authorities are working with other agencies such as the Foreign Ministry, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to prevent the spread of MERS.
The World Health Organisation's office in Thailand has also provided specialists and advisers to help Thailand contain any MERS outbreak. "There are two groups of people who had close contact with the MERS patient. The first group of 66 people, including three close relatives, 47 medical staff and airline passengers who sat close to the patient on the plane on their way to Thailand are at greater risk," Rajatanavin said.
