303 Chinese tourists monitored in Boracay for nCoV

Local officials in Malay, Aklan are monitoring 303 Chinese tourists on Boracay Island as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus (nCoV).

These tourists arrived before the temporary ban on foreigners and Filipinos coming from China, Macau, and Hong Kong.

The number of tourists being monitored has decreased from 429 on February 4 to 303 on February 5.

Deputy task force information manager Madel Joy Tayco clarified that these Chinese nationals are persons for monitoring, not persons under investigation, as they show no flu-like symptoms.

Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams are on alert and hotels/resorts have been given guidelines on handling the tourists, including a monitoring tool for fever.

All tourists being monitored have a travel history in China (except Wuhan) within the past 14 days but were already in the country before the travel ban was imposed.