(VOVworld) - Thailand has confirmed its first known case of the deadly Mers virus, after a man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country was treated for a heart condition.

Thailand's Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin announces the country's first case of MERS. Photo: cnn.com

Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said on Thursday that two laboratories had confirmed the results. He said the 75-year-old man has been quarantined at Bamrasbaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province. Mr Rajata said the patient was traveling with three family members who are being monitored at the facility. The Public Health Ministry said 59 others are being monitored. They were in contact with the man, including nearby passengers on the airplane and a taxi driver.