Thailand's first MERS case to leave hospital


  • World
  • Friday, 03 Jul 2015

A body temperature scanner shows people arriving at a private hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An Omani man who became Thailand's first case of Middle East Respiratory Sydnrome (MERS) has made a full recovery and will be discharged from hospital on Friday, Thailand's health minister said.

The 75-year-old man, who had travelled to Bangkok for treatment for a heart condition and was then diagnosed with the virus, was declared free of the disease earlier this week.

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