(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) A man from the Republic of Korea (ROK) has tested positive for the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in south China's Guangdong Province, health authorities confirmed on Friday.
The man, 44, flew from the ROK to Hong Kong on Tuesday and entered Huizhou City via Shenzhen, Xinhua quoted the National Health and Family Planning Commission as saying.
He had close contact with MERS patients at home and expressed discomfort as early as May 21. Huizhou health authorities put the man under observation in isolation early on Thursday morning and also isolated people who had close contact with him. Of 38 known contacts, no unusual findings have been reported so far, the commission said.
The man reported a high temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius and a chest X-ray showed lesions on his lungs, indicating possible infectious pneumonia, it said.
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