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3 on COVID-19 watch in Bicol region but no confirmed case

Manila City: No Wuhan coronavirus case in local gov’t hospitals

People wait to buy protective masks at a store in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Health Secretary Francisco Duque confirmed the Philippines' first case of a new virus that has infected thousands in China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

LEGAZPI CITY – The number of persons under investigation (PUI) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Bicol region has risen to three on Wednesday (Feb. 12), according to the Department of Health here.

The DOH, however, did not disclose what province or in what hospital the three PUIs were being observed and treated.

As of Wednesday, there was still no confirmed Covid-19 case in the region.

In Camarines Sur, infrared thermal scanners have been put in place in Iriga City, which pushed through with its the Tinagba Festival.

Edited by TSB

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