First Confirmed Case of Wuhan Pneumonia in the Philippines: "Chinese Woman in Her 30s from Wuhan"

On the 28th, medical staff wearing protective suits are treating pneumonia patients caused by the novel coronavirus at Zhongnan Hospital affiliated with Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) has been reported in the Philippines.

On the 30th (local time), Francisco Duque, the Secretary of the Department of Health, announced that a 38-year-old Chinese woman A from Wuhan, who arrived in the Philippines on the 21st via Hong Kong, was confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

Secretary Duque explained that the woman showed mild cold symptoms on the 25th, visited a hospital, and has since been receiving isolated treatment. She is currently in a stable condition without symptoms such as fever. According to dpa news agency, the woman is known to have traveled to Cebu and Dumaguete, popular tourist destinations in central Philippines. The Philippine health authorities have begun contact tracing for those who came into contact with Ms. A.

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