DoH confirms first NCoV-ARD death
Credit to Author: John Eric Mendoza| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:10:47 +0000
HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd confirmed on Sunday that a Chinese man died of the Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019 NCoV-ARD) on Saturday, the country’s first fatality.
“This is the first reported death outside China, but bear in mind that this is not a locally acquired case, but in the epicenter of the disease in Wuhan, where there are very large number of deaths. We are working with the DoH to minimize and contain the disease,” said World Health Organization Philippine Representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe.
The 44-year-old man was the partner of the Chinese woman who became the country’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. Both were admitted to the same hospital.
The man died of complications of the disease on Saturday.
His remains had been cremated, the Health department said.
Health officials said the woman is well.
The Health department said 24 of the 36 persons under investigation tested negative of the SARS-like disease.