Bong Go reminds Filipinos to remain vigilant vs. Nipah virus amid outbreak in other countries • BusinessMirror

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, called on the Department of Health and other relevant agencies to implement stringent measures to prevent the potential spread of the Nipah virus .

“Dito ho sa Pilipinas, wala po tayong detection. Meron po tayo nung huli, noong 2014 sa Sultan Kudarat, where there are a number of individuals in the community na na-detect ito. Pero sa ngayon po, wala tayong nade-detect,” the health official reassured. Meanwhile, outbreaks of the Nipah virus have occurred in countries like Bangladesh and India, where people fell ill after consuming fruits and raw date palm juice contaminated with the urine or saliva of infected fruit bats.

Recognizing the need to strengthen the healthcare system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Go has filed bills proposing the creation of the Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines and the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention .

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