Isolation of two Russian tourists suspected of MERS infection in Da Lat

Two Russian tourists suspected of being infected with MERS are being monitored at Lam Dong General Hospital.

Isolation of two tourists suspected of being infected with MERS

At 14:00 on June 23, the Head of the Department of Medicine and Pharmacy of Lam Dong Department of Health, said that on the same day, a 24-year-old Russian female tourist and her boyfriend suspected of being infected with MERS - CoV are being monitored at the Hospital. Lam Dong General Hospital.

Female visitor to Da Lat city from June 22, had fever and sore throat so she went to Hoan My Da Lat Hospital for examination. Through exploitation, the patients have come to Vietnam about 10 days and on the road to our country, there is a transit at an airport of a Middle Eastern country.

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Due to the epidemiological factors related to MERS - CoV, Lam Dong Department of Health has proposed to transfer patients to Lam Dong General Hospital for isolation monitoring .

Lam Dong Preventive Medicine Center is cooperating with the Hospital to verify epidemiological investigation and taking samples to Ho Chi Minh City for testing.