Manila Bulletin
Brazilian family in Palawan isolated over n-CoV suspicion
A family of four Brazilians is under isolation in a Palawan hospital after one of them showed symptoms of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) while on vacation in the Philippines.
The family, who recently visited Wuhan, China, had a daughter exhibiting symptoms including fever and respiratory problems.
While only one member showed symptoms, the entire family was subjected to isolation as a precautionary measure.
They are scheduled to be isolated for 12 days and will only be released if symptoms subside and they test negative.
Confirmatory tests for the daughter are expected to be conducted by personnel from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
As of Saturday, January 25, 2020, the Department of Health confirmed no cases of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines.
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