Philippine News Agency
6 co-passengers of 2 nCoV patients show flu-like symptoms
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is tracking passengers who exhibited flu-like symptoms after being co-passengers with individuals confirmed to have COVID-19.
Authorities have contacted 23 passengers from Cebu Pacific flight DG 6519, with three showing respiratory infection symptoms; one is in a provincial hospital, and the other two are self-quarantined at home.
The CIDG has yet to contact 38 passengers from the same Cebu to Dumaguete flight.
Additionally, three passengers from Philippine Airlines flight PR 2542 are undergoing quarantine in different hospitals.
The CIDG is continuing efforts to reach the remaining passengers from both flights.
All passengers contacted were advised by the CIDG to avoid unnecessary contact with others and to self-quarantine in a room if experiencing symptoms.
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Cebu Pacific is contacting passengers who flew on the same flights as the Philippines' first two confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases, flights 5J 241 (Hong Kong-Cebu) and DG 6519 (Cebu-Dumaguete) taken on January 21.
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Authorities have been unable to contact dozens of passengers who shared flights with two Chinese nationals confirmed to have the novel coronavirus in the Philippines.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is almost done tracing 193 passengers who shared domestic flights with Chinese tourists.
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The Department of Health (DOH) deployed an epidemiological team to Dumaguete City to trace contacts of the Philippines' first confirmed novel coronavirus cases, a Chinese couple from Wuhan.
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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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