DOH: Pinay nurse confirmed afflicted with MERS-CoV
By PATRICIA DENISE CHIU,GMA NewsFebruary 11, 2015 11:27am
Tags: Department of Health
(Updated 11:44 a.m.) The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that the Philippines has at least one case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
At a press conference, the Health Department said a female nurse from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the disease, upon returning to the country. The nurse is 32 years old.
The patient is presently confined at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City.
In September 2014, another nurse who also came from Saudi Arabia was suspected to have Mers-CoV, but she ultimately tested negative for the disease.
By PATRICIA DENISE CHIU,GMA NewsFebruary 11, 2015 11:27am
Tags: Department of Health
(Updated 11:44 a.m.) The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that the Philippines has at least one case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
At a press conference, the Health Department said a female nurse from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the disease, upon returning to the country. The nurse is 32 years old.
The patient is presently confined at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City.
In September 2014, another nurse who also came from Saudi Arabia was suspected to have Mers-CoV, but she ultimately tested negative for the disease.
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