2 foreigners with coronavirus after Philippine visit? Health dept says seeking info

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/03/06/20200218china-health-philippines.jpg"/><figcaption>A passenger wearing a protective mask carries her luggage outside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Feb. 18, 2020. <em>Eloisa Lopez, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The health department said Tuesday it was seeking information on 2 foreigners who reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their countries from the Philippines.</p><p>The 2 cases include a 30-year-old male resident of northern <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/05/20/taiwanese-with-ph-travel-history-tests-positive-for-covid-19" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> and an elderly woman in New South Wales, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/05/20/woman-who-traveled-from-philippines-positive-for-coronavirus-in-australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>.</p><p>Authorities are verifying the travel itinerary and personal background of the pair, said Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.</p><p>&quot;Sa lahat po nitong mga overseas foreign nationals na nagpopositibo po sa ibang bansa, kinukuha po natin lahat ng detalye,&quot; she told DZMM.</p><p>(We are getting the details of all foreign nationals who tested positive in other countries.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aVEzlhY-l3s?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The health department could also start tracing individuals who had close contact with the 2 foreigners if their travel to the Philippines is confirmed, she said.</p><p>The Philippines so far confirmed 3 cases of the novel coronavirus, including 1 death, which were all from Wuhan City in central China where the pathogen first emerged late last year.</p><p>Globally, the virus has killed more than 3,000 people and infected over 90,000 even as a clear shift in the crisis emerges, with 9 times as many cases recorded outside China as inside, according to the World Health Organization. <strong>With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></p>

<p>The health department said Tuesday it was seeking information on 2 foreigners who reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their countries from the Philippines.</p>

The health department said Tuesday it was seeking information on 2 foreigners who reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their countries from the Philippines.

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2 foreigners with coronavirus after Philippine visit? Health dept says seeking info

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