PH better prepared now than in SARS, but n-CoV threat greater: ex-health chief

break of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome .

In SARS, Dayrit said for every 10 infected person, 1 died. But in the new coronavirus, 2 died for every 100 infected person. In the Philippines, there are 133 patients under observation for possible coronavirus infection. Health authorities are also tracing people who came in close contact with three Chinese patients with confirmed 2019-nCoV cases."You'd have to think of it in terms of component for controlling an epidemic," Dayrit said. "Don't load the country with a lot of tourists particularly from Wuhan which is the epicenter," he said.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to SARS. Some of the virus types cause less severe disease, while some - like the one that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - are far more severe.

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