17 South Koreans in Kuwait test negative for MERS, 20 waiting to be tested

  • 6 years ago
Seventeen South Korean nationals in Kuwait have been tested negative for MERS.
Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that 16 Koreans who worked with the MERS patient while he was in Kuwait were confirmed to be fine.
Another Korean national who showed possible symptoms of the virus voluntarily got examined at a separate hospital,... and was also confirmed negative.
Twenty more Koreans on-site are waiting to be tested for the virus.