21/01/2020
The Department of Health is currently investigating the case of a five-year-old boy who traveled from Wuhan, China and was admitted in Cebu City for manifesting fever, throat irritation, and cough prior to entering the Philippines.
Samples from the patient were tested at the RITM and yielded negative results for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus (SARS-CoV). However, the samples tested positive for the non-specific pancoronavirus assay, thus the specimen has been sent to Australia to identify the specific coronavirus strain.
For more information, visit: https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/doh-investigate-a-pneumonia-case-with-history-of-travel-from-wuhan-china
From Department of Health