First case of suspected MERS identified in Czech Republic

The first case of suspected MERS has been identified in the Czech Republic, the country’s minister of health, Svatopluk Němeček, announced at a special briefing on Tuesday. The patient - a 25-year-old Czech man who has travelled in South Korea - is being examined for the potentially fatal respiratory infection at Prague’s Na Bulovce hospital. Since an outbreak of MERS in South Korea last month at least 150 people have contracted the disease; nineteen have died.

Author: Ian Willoughby