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Philippine gov't takes measures to prevent spread of MERS-CoV

Xinhua, February 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has ordered Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin to ensure that all necessary preventive measures are being taken following a confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ( MERS-CoV) in the country, a senior government official said Wednesday.

Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that contact tracing is being done to locate fellow passengers of the patient who traveled from Saudi Arabia to Manila last week.

Citing a report of the Department of Health (DOH), he said that a 32-year-old Filipino nurse from Saudi Arabia was tested positive of MERS-CoV after experiencing symptoms related to a patient with such illness.

The patient is currently being treated at state-run Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

The DOH said that the patient is currently in stable condition.

The government called on the public to cooperate to ensure that emerging infectious diseases, such as MERS-CoV would not spread in the country. Endi