As of 05 jun, 55 people have been confirmed to be infected with a new virus that was initially referred to…

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MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS.
1. AS OF 05 JUN, 55 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED TO BE INFECTED
   WITH A NEW VIRUS THAT WAS INITIALLY REFERRED TO AS
   NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (NCOV) AND IS NOW KNOWN AS MIDDLE EAST
   RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS (MERS-COV). MORE THAN
   HALF OF THE PEOPLE INFECTED HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
2. MOST CASES HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
   (JORDAN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES).
   SEVERAL CASES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN ITALY, FRANCE,
   THE UK AND TUNISIA. THESE CASES ACQUIRED THEIR ILLNESS
   EITHER FROM TRAVEL TO THE ARABIAN PENINSULA OR FROM CLOSE
   CONTACT WITH A SICK PERSON WHO HAD TRAVELED TO THE AREA,
   INDICATING PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION.
3. INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED A VERY SEVERE, PNEUMONIA-LIKE
   ILLNES. CONSIDER A CREW MEMBER OR PASSENGER AS "SUSPICIOUS"
   IF THEY HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
   A. AN ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE FEVER
      (ABOVE 38C OR 100.4F), COUGH AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
   B. HISTORY OF TRAVEL FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA OR
      NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES WITHIN 14 DAYS.
   C. PERSONS WHO DEVELOP SEVERE ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY
      ILLNESS WHO ARE CLOSE CONTACTS OF AN ILL SYMPTOMATIC
      TRAVELER WHO DEVELOPED FEVER AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY
      ILLNESS WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER TRAVEL FROM THE ARABIAN
      PENINSULA OR NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. CLOSE CONTACT
      IS DEFINED AS PROVIDING CARE FOR THE ILL TRAVELER
      (E.G., A HEALTHCARE WORKER OR FAMILY MEMBER) OR
      HAVING SIMILAR CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT OR HAVING
      STAYED AT THE SAME PLACE (E.G. LIVED WITH, VISITED)
      AS THE TRAVELER WHILE THE TRAVELER WAS ILL.
4. SUSPICIOUS ILL CREW MEMBERS AND PASSENGERS SHOULD BE
   ISOLATED IN A PRIVATE CABIN UNTIL THEY ARE EVALUATED
   BY A DOCTOR TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION TO OTHERS. CONTACT
   WITH OTHER PASSENGERS AND CREW SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
   IF MASKS ARE AVAILABLE, THE ILL CREW MEMBER OR PASSENGER
   SHOULD WEAR A MASK WHILE NOT IN ISOLATION TO PREVENT
   FURTHER SPREAD.
5. CABIN MATES AND OTHER CLOSE CONTACTS OF ILL PERSONS SHOULD
   BE ACTIVELY MONITORED FOR FEVER AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
   FOR 14 DAYS AFTER THE LAST KNOWN EXPOSURE.
6. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE U.S. CENTERS FOR
   DISEASES CONTROL (CDC) INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS
   FOR THE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)
   CORONAVIRUS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT
   HTTP:WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/DOWNLOADS/ISOLATION2007.PDF.
7. U.S FOREIGN QUARANTINE REGULATIONS, 42 CFR PART 71.21, REQUIRE
   THE MASTER OF A SHIP DESTINED FOR A U.S. PORT TO IMMEDIATELY
   REPORT THE ONBOARD OCCURRENCE OF ANY DEATH OR ANY ILL PERSON
   AMONG PASSENGERS OR CREW TO THE QUARANTINE STATION WITH
   JURISDICTION OVER THE PORT AT WHICH THE SHIP WILL ARRIVE.
   A. REPORTING GUIDANCE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/
      QUARANTINE/TRAVEL-INDUSTRY/CRUISE/NOTIFICATION-PUBLIC-HEALTH
      -AUTHORITIES-ILL-PASSENGERS-CREW-DESTINED-UNITED-STATES.HTML.
   B. INFORMATION REGARDING CDC QUARANTINE STATIONS CAN BE FOUND
      AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/QUARANTINE/QUARANTINESTATIONS.HTML.
8. TAKING THESE EVERYDAY ACTIONS CAN HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD
   OF GERMS AND PROTECT AGAINST COLDS, FLU AND OTHER ILLNESSES:
   A. WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF SOAP
      AND WATER ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USE AN ALCOHOL-BASED
      HAND SANITIZER.
   B. AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH.
      GERMS SPREAD THIS WAY.
   C. AVOID CLOSE CONTACT WITH SICK PEOPLE.
9. PROMPT MEDICAL CARE IS REQUIRED AND MAY INCLUDE LIFE SUPPORT.
10. CDC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
    HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/ AND A TRAVEL NOTICE
    IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWWNC.CDC.GOV/TRAVEL/NOTICES/
    WATCH/CORONAVIRUS-ARABIAN-PENINSULA. HOWEVER, THE CDC,
    WHO AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE DO NOT RECOMMEND ANY
    TRAVEL OR TRADE RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME.
11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
    HTTP://WWW.WHO.INT/CSR/DISEASE/CORONAVIRUS_INFECTIONS/EN/.
12. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY,
    CONTACT CAPTAIN ROBERT FORD, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION,
    OFFICE OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W25-308,
    1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590,
    PHONE: 202 366 0223, FAX: 202 366 3954,
    TELEX: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH)
    OR E-MAIL: [email protected].