Puerto woman with no foreign travel watched for coronavirus | Inquirer

Puerto woman with no foreign travel watched for coronavirus

By: - Correspondent /
/ 02:55 PM March 09, 2020

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—A 45-year-old female resident of Puerto Princesa City is being monitored for possible novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

Dr. Mario Baquilod, Department of Health (DOH) Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (Mimaropa) chief, confirmed on Monday (March 9) that the woman was being monitored and in isolation at a private hospital.

The woman has no travel history abroad.

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However, she works for a non-government organization in Puerto Princesa City, which deals with foreign travellers.

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She was flagged for monitoring after tests results showed she had “atypical pneumonia”. Her symptoms include difficulty in breathing and fever.

Specimen for COVID-19 confirmatory tests were gathered and would be brought to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

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