DOH monitoring 24 people with flu symptoms amid coronavirus fears

STRICT SURVEILLANCE. Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal implements strict precautionary measures against novel coronavirus as they monitor arriving passengers from China using thermal scanners. Photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health said on Tuesday, January 28, that it is monitoring 24 people with symptoms of respiratory illness, and who all have a history of travel to Wuhan, China. The latest figure, given during DOH press briefing on Tuesday, is up from the 11 reported on Monday, January 27.

The DOH initially had a total of 27 persons under investigation , but 3 of them, including the 5-year-old boy in Cebu who was the first case to be monitored, had been discharged from the hospital after they were found to have the regular flu.

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