Tag: 2019-nCoV ARD

DOH: 8 of 74 who came in contact with PHL’s 2 nCoV cases have colds, coughs

(Eagle News)–Eight of the 74 people the Department of Health has determined as having had close contact with the two confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country have cough and colds, the Department of Health said on Monday, Feb. 3. According to Dr. Chito Avelino, the DOH’s epidemiology chief, the eight are included among the people who are being monitored for symptoms of the virus. Of the updated 80 patients under investigation, the DOH said […]

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Palace thanks China for donation of 200,000 surgical masks

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Feb. 2, expressed “great appreciation” to China for donating 200,000 surgical face masks. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo also thanked the Asian country for  offering to share medical information on  the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). “We express our thanks to countries, including China, for helping us in our own fight against the spread of the virus in our territory,” he said. He also also […]

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