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Airlines 'will readily give' passenger info to DOH: CAB
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III alleged that airlines hindered contact tracing of individuals exposed to the novel coronavirus by refusing to share passenger details, citing the Data Privacy Act.
Duque stated that only 17 percent of the 331 passengers had been contacted as of Tuesday.
The two confirmed nCoV cases in the Philippines, a Chinese couple, arrived from Hong Kong on January 21.
They took Cebu Pacific flights from Hong Kong to Cebu, and then a Philippine Airlines flight from Dumaguete to Manila.
Philippine Airlines spokesperson Cielo Villaluna confirmed they provided the passenger manifest to the DOH and have also reached out to passengers.
Civil Aeronautics Board executive director Carmelo Arcilla stated that airlines are willing to readily provide necessary passenger information to the DOH.
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