PH confirms 1st MERS case

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The Department of Health announced on April 16 the first laboratory-confirmed case of the MERS Coronavirus infection in the Philippines. The man, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), had contact with another OFW who died of the virus in the United Arab Emirates. With the reported case, the Philippines and Malaysia – who also reported their first case on Wednesday – are the first 2 countries in Asia outside the Middle East to have a laboratory-confirmed case of the virus.

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