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Kidapawan monitors 9 PUMs with travel history to China, HK
Kidapawan City is monitoring nine individuals with travel history to China, all of whom are Filipinos.
These nine individuals are classified as persons under monitoring (PUMs) as they do not exhibit flu-like symptoms such as cough, fever, body malaise, and sore throat.
Each PUM is assigned a health personnel who reports on their condition daily and ensures they follow a 14-day self-quarantine.
The City Health Office (CHO) is overseeing these individuals to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
The local government is addressing disinformation and assuring the public that there is no need to worry.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DoH) in Soccsksargen region reported its first patient-under-investigation (PUI) for nCoV, who is currently in an isolation facility.
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