BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – Twenty people, out of a total of 36, suspected to have contracted the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), have completed a 14-day quarantine and been confirmed free of the deadly virus, the Ministry of Public Health said on Moday.
All of them were released from Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute after they had shown no signs of symptoms, according to the announcement made during a press conference.
The press conference was held to update the public on MERS-CoV situation in Thailand by Public Health Minister Professor Doctor Ratchata Ratchatanavin, together with Acting Permanent Secretary of Public Health Doctor Surachet Satitniramai and Director of Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute Doctor Jariya Saengsajja.
The Public Health Minister said the Omani patient, the first confirmed case of MERS-CoV in Thailand, who has been treated at the same medical centre is now recovering.
A sputum test will be performed to ensure there is no active infection before transferring the patient from the isolation room.
The minister assessed that the 75-year-old Omani patient should be discharged from the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute by next month, while the conditions of his three relatives, who will complete their 14-day quarantine by July 2, 2015, have been normal and should be released by schedule. (TNA)
