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Garin warns vs. naming hospitals where persons monitored for nCoV may be brought
Iloilo Representative and former Health Secretary Janette Garin advised the Department of Health (DOH) against naming hospitals where persons under observation for possible novel coronavirus infection are brought.
Garin stated that mentioning specific hospitals could exacerbate public fear and lead to the spread of fake news.
She cited the example of San Lazaro Hospital being mentioned during a DOH press conference, which subsequently led to other "generators of fake news" mentioning hospitals to the detriment of public health.
According to Garin, protocol dictates that hospital names are never mentioned as it "does more harm than good".
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III concurred with Garin's suggestion not to identify hospitals in future press conferences.
There are currently no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the Philippines, although as of Wednesday, there are 23 persons under investigation for the illness.
Worldwide, the virus has infected about 6,000 people, most of them in China.
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