DOH just released an advisory about MERS-COV in CDO.
To all concerned:
We have no MERS-COV case in Cagayan de Oro and in our country. The only institution that can diagnose and isolate MERS-COV/SARS/AVIAN INFLUENZA and other emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases is our National Reference Laboratory which is the Research Intitute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
It is true that we have a person under investigation (PUI) from Singapore with chief complaints of coughing of blood and shortness of breath.
It is not true that we have a positive MERS-COV in NMMC or in any part of the country.
If you have other questions regarding MERS-COV / SARS / AVIAN INFLUENZA, please visit the Research Epidemiology Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit (RESDRU) or contact us at these numbers 09177143834 & 09177181241.
Rod Bolivar of ABS-CBN CDO also tweeted about DOH declaration about the issue.
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