Dear All,
As you have probably already noticed from media reports, Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV) has been imported to South Korea and is spreading there particularly within health care facilities.
MERS-CoV causes a respiratory disease with flu like symptoms similar to SARS. Until now no community transmission has occurred.However, a risk for the personal health of our travelers can not be completely ruled out. Furthermore, the situation in South Korea is evolving rapidly and further increase of transmission rates or community transmission could occur.
Therefore we've decided to refrain from all non-business-critical travel effective from immediately until further notice. We have informed our travelers already located in Korea about preventive behaviors and we will advise our Korean locations to prepare for activation of the Pandemic Preparedness Plan.
Please find the attached of briefing MERS- Co Outbreak Virus in South Korea.