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Chinese nationals distribute free face masks in Manila
Two Chinese nationals distributed free face masks along Ayala Avenue in Makati City on Friday, January 31, 2020.
A concerned citizen, Precious Ann Patiño, shared a photo of the event on Facebook, encouraging compassion towards the Chinese community.
Patiño suggested accepting the masks as a way for the Chinese nationals to compensate for potential prejudice and to help others.
The distribution occurred as the Philippines confirmed its first nCoV case and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global emergency.
On Saturday, February 1, 2020, another group of Chinese nationals distributed free face masks at Fugoso St., Sta. Cruz, Manila, as stores were running out of masks.
Some Chinese tourists have reported experiencing prejudice in different countries amid the outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China.
Currently, over 258 deaths from the novel coronavirus outbreak have been reported.
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The Palace expressed gratitude to China for a donation of 200,000 surgical face masks and an offer to share medical information concerning the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) outbreak.
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The city of Manila began distributing free face masks to public school students from elementary to high school levels on Friday, January 31, 2020.
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The DOH confirmed the Philippines' first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), a 38-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, who arrived in the Philippines via Hong Kong on January 21, 2020.
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President Duterte has urged Filipinos to cease discriminating against Chinese nationals amidst the 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) scare, emphasizing that the virus is not anyone's fault and that China has been a kind ally.
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The Philippines reported its first death due to the novel coronavirus, a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, marking the first fatality outside of China.
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