(MENAFN- QNA) Thailand has confirmed its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, after a man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country was treated for a heart condition.
Thailand Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said on Thursday that two laboratories had confirmed the results, Bangkok Post reported.
He said the 75-year-old man has been quarantined at Bamrasbaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province.
Rajata said the patient was travelling with three family members who are being monitored at the facility.
Thailand Public Health Ministry said 59 others are being monitored. They were in contact with the man, including nearby passengers on the airplane and a taxi driver.
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