Da Lat quarantines female Russian tourist suspected of being infected with MERS

This afternoon, a 24-year-old Russian female tourist was quarantined at Lam Dong General Hospital with symptoms of fever, sore throat suspected of being infected with MERS and a history of transit at the airport of the United Arab Emirates.

This Russian woman and her boyfriend have been in Vietnam for 10 days, and have been traveling to Da Lat for 3 days now. Before entering Vietnam, the two tourists transited through the United Arab Emirates (UAE - Middle East) airport and Bangkok airport (Thailand).

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According to Ms. Pham Thi Bach Yen, Director of Lam Dong Province Department of Health, this morning this Russian female tourist came to Hoan My General Hospital in Da Lat for examination with symptoms of fever and sore throat. After receiving the patient and suspected of being infected with MERS, Hoan My Hospital reported to Lam Dong Department of Health and received instructions to take the patient to the province's general hospital for isolation at noon the same day. Currently, the female tourist and her boyfriend are arranged to share a room at the hospital.

Lam Dong Province Preventive Medicine Center also took samples of the patient and sent them to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City for testing, but the results are not yet available.

According to Ms. Yen, the isolation and monitoring of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in this case is completely necessary and justified.

MERS originated from the Middle East, and is attacking South Korea with 172 infected people and 27 deaths. The disease has appeared in Germany, recently in Thailand, and could enter Vietnam at any time.

According to VNE