Thailand has confirmed its first known case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, after a 75-year old man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country was treated for a heart condition.
The patient was travelling with three family members who are being monitored.
Some 59 others also are being monitored having been in contact with the man, including nearby passengers on the aircraft and a taxi driver.
South Korea has reported 165 cases of MERS since the first case on May 20.
Thailand has confirmed its first known case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, after a 75-year old man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country was treated for a heart condition.
The patient was travelling with three family members who are being monitored.
Some 59 others also are being monitored having been in contact with the man, including nearby passengers on the aircraft and a taxi driver.
South Korea has reported 165 cases of MERS since the first case on May 20.
