DOH, WHO give update on MERS-CoV. Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin (left) gives an update on the first confirmed MERS-CoV case in the Philippines during a press conference at the DOH building in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday, February 13. She said at least three tests should be done to determine if the patient is positive of the dreaded virus. Also in photo are Dr. Julie Hall, country representative of the World Health Organization, and Lourdes Cataquis, mayor of San Pedro, Laguna, where the patient resides. Danny Pata
At least two more people are being monitored for showing symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, the Department of Health said Sunday.
GMA News reported the DOH indicated the two are co-passengers of the Filipino nurse who tested positive for MERS-CoV.
It did not immediately provide further details on the two co-passengers.
A separate report on dzBB radio said 11 people the nurse came into contact with tested negative for symptoms of the disease in the second round of tests.
The MERS-CoV case had caused a scare last Friday in a Laguna hospital where the nurse was initially brought. It also caused alarm in a nearby school.
Also, last Friday the DOH asked the remaining 128 passengers abroad the Saudi Airlines flight 860 to come forward and agreed to be tested for precaution.
Moreover, it said 96 of the 220 passengers on the flight that the Filipina nurse was in had been located and all agreed to undergo screening for MERS-CoV. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News
