South Korean woman tests positive for coronavirus after Thailand visit

A South Korean woman has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after travelling to Thailand, as per South Korean officials on Tuesday. 42-year old woman is reportedly first foreign tourist who is infected after a visit to Souast Asian nation.

Identified as Patient 16, woman flew to Seoul from Bangkok on January 19 and developed pneumonia-like symptoms a week later, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) informed reports in an official statement.

KCDC spokesperson ded that woman was confirmed positive for Wuhan 2019-nCoV on Tuesday and was under medical supervision. authorities, however, refused to explicitly rule out patient’s visit to province of Hubei, epicenter of outbreak and KCDC Director Jeong Eun-Kyong declined to furr comment in context to China, stated reports.

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Patient ‘could have’ contracted Wuhan 2019-nCov in Thailand

deputy director-general of Thai Department of Disease Control, Tanarak Plipat told media that patient ‘could have’ contracted Wuhan 2019-nCov in Thailand. However, it was t ascertained. He furr ded that it was possible that coronavirus was spreing across Thailand domestically amid global spre crisis.

South Korean case is speculated as first human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus where said patient did t travel to China and yet contracted disease in a foreign country. As of Tuesday, South Korea has imposed restrictions on entry of south Koreans re-entering its territory after a visit to Hubei province, focal point of disease, suggest reports.

Thailand has confirmed highest figures of Wuhan’s 2019-nCoV cases

entry ban applies to n-Korean Nationals that stayed over past 14 days in People’s Republic of China as a border control measure to avert outbreak in country.

Thailand has reportedly confirmed highest figures of Wuhan’s 2019-nCoV cases outside mainland China that has recently climbed to 19, suggest reports. Director-general Plipat told reports that Thailand was in st of disease transmission as many Koreans were travelling to foreign tourist locations and were most likely in areas of disease contagion.

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