By glitch, on May 7th, 2009
Its definite, amid the AN1H1 scare, despite the DOH (Department of Health) and World Health Organization (WHO) request to Team Pacquiao to postpone their travel, rain or shine, Manny Pacquiao will return home as scheduled tomorrow (Friday).
I have no idea how many is Manny Pacquiao’s entourage but the recommendations is to avoid the possible spread of A(N1H1) virus in the archipelago. “Kung wala ka naman sipon, lagnat, bakit ka ika-quarantine (Why would we impose self-quarantine when none of us has colds or flu),” Pacquiao said.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that the national day of celebration in honor of Pacquiao would [...]
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By glitch, on May 5th, 2009
The thermal scanner in Mactan-Cebu International Airport detected a Filipino traveller had fever. He came from Ireland and had a stopover in HongKong with his wife. The fever was later confirmed by using oral thermometer. Hongkong already have its 1st N1H1 case and the 1st in Asia.
Meanwhile, a Caucasian female accompanied by her husband volunteered to be check for the said virus. They arrived last week from Mexico, the most number of affected by swine virus. Both patients stayed in separate isolation room in Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center for test.
Department of Heath Secretary told the media that that specimens [...]
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By glitch, on May 5th, 2009
I learned from this article that the 1st H1N1 case in Asia, a Mexican citizen was checked in first at the Metropark Hotel in Wanchai and was later brought to the Ruttonjee Hospital after experiencing coughs, sore throat, and other flu-like symptoms. After the patient result turned out positive for H1N1 virus, the 200 hotel guests were quarantined including 3 filipinos who are temporary visitors of Hong Kong. A filipina with her Australian husband, their son and a Cebuana. The quarantine will be finish by Friday.
The Hong Kong Government will shoulder all the hotel and airline tickets/rebooking charges. There no [...]
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By glitch, on May 1st, 2009
It is confirmed that the dreaded disease is already had reached Asia. Hongkong Health Department and University of Hong Kong experts said that a Mexican citizen arrived in Thursday via Shanghai have fever. They’ve rushed him to the hospital and underwent series of test.
The patient is in isolated room in a hospital and in stable condition. I’m worried to OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) working in Hongkong.
By glitch, on April 30th, 2009
Everybody in the whole world are now careful to go to public places since World Health Organization (WHO) had increased the warning to phase 5, swine flu is now proven to be a deadly disease that many got affected in matter of days. Please see this link. The figures I saw in the google map are very alarming.
The Swine influenza phase 5 warning should make every country in the whole world make preparedness plans on avoiding the spread of the deadly disease. Philippines is among other countries that are using thermal scanners since the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory [...]
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