Tighter preventive measures at ports pushed to prevent spread of coronavirus

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Neophyte Senator Imee R. Marcos on Tuesday urged government officials manning the country’s ports – particularly in Manila, Kalibo, Cebu and Davao – to adopt preventive measures in a bid to minimize the risk of spreading the virus that has been traced to have originated from China.

Marcos made the call as the influx of Chinese vacationers celebrating the Lunar New Year this weekend might spread a new strain of pneumonia-causing virus in the Philippines.

The World Health Organization said that human-to-human transmission of the new virus remains inconclusive. “Ganyan kasi nangyari sa atin sa HIV. Nagulat na lang tayo na biglang exponential na ang increase dahil hindi tayo naging maagap. Sa Pilipinas ang may pinakamabilis na paglaganap ng sakit sa buong Southeast Asia,” Marcos warned.

 

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