BY PNA
In view of the novel coronavirus monitored recently in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Health (DOH) is advising Muslim Filipinos to have themselves immunized for the Hajj pilgrimage to be held in Mecca next month.
“Maraming Filipino ang nagpupunta sa Hajj at yon ang pinaka-challenge sa atin. Kaya ina-advise ang lahat na magpabakuna bago pumunta doon. Ang vaccination ay requirements din ng Saudi,†said Dr. Eric Tayag, DOH assistant secretary.
The
WHO sounded the alarm as at least three individuals, two of whom have died, have contracted the virus which experts are still trying to fully identify. The victims have either lived or had history of travel to Saudi Arabia.
Experts believe the novel infection is caused by coronavirus, similar to the
virus that caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) a decade ago.
But unlike SARS, the new virus can cause kidney failure.
“We have no data on this dahil nga bago and tatatlo pa ang kaso. Binabantayan ito ng WHO pero dahil bago ito, minabuti ng WHO na i-alert na ang mga bansa,†he said.
Tayag assured, however, that the measures implemented by the DOH during the SARS epidemic could be activated in case of an outbreak.
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