VSMMC’s handling of patient criticized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/11/2016

The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) is investigating the way its staff handled a suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus (MERS-CoV) patient who arrived from South Korea on March 9. The patient’s friend, a  23-year-old …

Foreigner in PH tests positive for MERS

Inquirer 07/06/2015

A 36-year-old foreigner tested positive for the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Department of Health said on Monday. READ: Foreigner is 2nd MERS case in PH In a press conference, Health Secretary Janette Garin said…

Lapu-Lapu gov’t steps up measures against MERS

Norman V. Mendoza 06/18/2015

LAPU-LAPU City’s tourism commission  will call a meeting with hotel, resort and restaurant operators to discuss  preventive measures against possible cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Officer Hembler Mendoza said he will…

2 Mers hospitals sealed for now

AP 06/13/2015

SEOUL – South Korea has sealed off two hospitals that treated people with a deadly respiratory disease, officials said, even as the outbreak that has been spreading through health facilities could have peaked, with just four new…

Filipino nurse tests negative for MERS

09/06/2014

MANILA, Philippines—Health authorities on Friday stopped tracking passengers who were on the same flight with a Filipino female nurse initially reported to be positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, after a…

Four in Cebu test negative for MERS; more still underway

Carine M. Asutilla 04/19/2014

The PNP Regional Office in Central Visayas is tracking the 14 passengers of Flight EY0424 who were supposedly exposed to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome or MERS Coronavirus. In a phone interview, Senior Supt. Erson Digal, chief…

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