Authorities have located a Buri Ram resident who sat near the Omani man confirmed as having Thailand's first case of Mers on a flight to Bangkok.
Health workers on Saturday examined Chaluay Amatsena, 38, at her home in Chalerm Phrakiat district of the northeastern province. Initial tests showed she had no symptoms of the virus that has killed 24 people in South Korea.
As of late Saturday, the number of people in Thailand potentially exposed to Mers had reached 175.
Relatives of the woman said a team of health officials went to her house on Saturday morning before taking her to Chalerm Prakiat Hospital, where she would be held for 14 days as a precautionary measure.
Finally, Reuters reports even better news from South Korea:
South Korea's health ministry said that no new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) had been recorded, for the first time in 16 days, and there were no more deaths.
Latest: The news is not quite as good as first reported. This morning three new cases were reported in South Korea, but no deaths. As usual, two of the latest victims are medical workers who had treated Mers patitents.