News Roundup 04 February 2020
Feb 04, 2020 • 1 min Read
Third nCoV case in PH? Duque says DOH verifying | INQUIRER.NET – The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a third possible case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. “Yes. There is,” he told reporters on Tuesday when asked if the department if monitoring a third positive case. Duque did not divulge further details.
Novel coronavirus can survive on objects for hours – DOH | PHILSTAR.COM – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed that the novel coronavirus can survive on inanimate objects. The Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Employment have advised the use of hand sanitizers as well as keeping a clean workplace to help curb the spread of viruses. The Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Employment have advised the use of hand sanitizers as well as keeping a clean workplace to help curb the spread of viruses.
Cabochan laments ‘costly error’ amid nCoV threat | Manila Bulletin – In hindsight, the failure to immediately impose a ban on the entry of visitors from Wuhan, China to the Philippines in light of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat was a major lapse, Magdalo party-list Rep. Manuel Cabochan III said recently.
nCoV deadlier than SARS | The Manila Times – BEIJING: China’s death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360 on Monday to surpass the number of fatalities during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) crisis two decades ago with dozens of people dying in the epicenter’s quarantined ground zero.
