Surveillance operation for the 141st confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in response to the patient’s prior travel to Jeju Island

Bae, Jong-Myon

Meanwhile, through wired communication to his family members and travel companions on the first day of the surveillance operation, facts emerged that supported that the 141st confirmed case of MERS was in its incubation period when the patient visited Jeju Island. First, according to the testimony of his family members and travel companions, he recovered from the cold symptoms that started on May 23 and traveled to Jeju Island in a healthy state on June 3. Second, he did not show any fever according to the fever detection device installed at the entrance of the airport and lodging facility. In particular, lodging staff testified that they did not observe any abnormalities in the patient. Third, none of the family members and travel companions who made close contact with him was diagnosed with MERS. Therefore, in a press conference for Jeju citizens on June 18, it was announced that the possibility of the patient being a source of infection was extremely low.