The Centre for Health Protection is monitoring seven additional Middle East Respiratory Syndrome cases reported by Korea.
According to Korea’s health authority, all of these cases had had contact with confirmed cases.
All five of the cases under review yesterday were confirmed to have had contact with another confirmed case, also.
To date, Korea has confirmed 144 MERS cases, and another was exported from Korea to Mainland China.
The centre urges people to pay special attention to their safety when travelling, and to consider the health risks of the places they visit.
The centre is staying in close contact with the World Health Organisation and Korea’s health authority.
