DOH confirms first 2019-nCoV case in PH

Updated Fri, January 31, 2020 at 6:06 PM Published Thu, January 30, 2020 at 8:00 AM

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.

She and her companion proceeded directly to Dumaguete, where contact tracing is ongoing for their places of stay.

Her companion is admitted as a person under investigation (PUI) at San Lazaro Hospital, along with the confirmed case.

Philippine Airlines placed on quarantine the crew of the Dumaguete-to-Manila flight (PR 2542) that carried the country's first confirmed case to the capital on January 25.

Airlines, including Cebu Pacific, are coordinating with the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to contact passengers seated near the confirmed case.

Cebu Pacific stated that cabin crew and pilots of affected flights showed no symptoms and are being monitored, with aircraft undergoing thorough disinfection.

The DOH reported 31 persons under investigation (PUIs), with one PUI mortality, and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will conduct succeeding tests for 2019-nCoV.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak a global emergency.

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