[Breaking] Rapid Spread of 'Children's Mysterious Disease'... Health Authorities "Monitoring System Activated"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] As the so-called 'children's mysterious illness,' suspected to be related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), has spread to 13 countries as of the 23rd, raising concerns, the quarantine authorities have decided to activate a surveillance system for this disease starting next week.

At a regular briefing held on the 23rd at the Disease Control Headquarters in Osong, Chungbuk, the quarantine authorities stated, "Regarding pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, we are receiving expert advice to apply the surveillance methods, case definitions, and investigation approaches presented and operated by Europe, the United States, and the World Health Organization domestically," adding, "Once the consultation is completed, we will finalize the domestic surveillance and investigation methods and begin surveillance and investigation next week."

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