MCIA implements strict measures against coronavirus
The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is implementing stricter measures amid concerns over the novel coronavirus.
Screening measures include intensified thermal scanning, hand sanitization, air disinfection, dedicated medical teams at arrivals, and information materials for passengers.
Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella deployed extra personnel to assist in screening passengers and asked barangays to report residents with symptoms.
The Department of Health is prepared to use guidelines from previous outbreaks like SARS and MERS but with modifications.
A five-year-old boy who arrived from Wuhan was quarantined but tested negative for the virus.
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