MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to declare a 'state of public health emergency' after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the local spread of novel coronavirus disease in the country, his spokesman said on Saturday (March 7).
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to declare a"state of public health emergency" after the Department of Health confirmed the local spread of novel coronavirus disease in the country, his spokesman said on Saturday .
In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte"has agreed to issue such declaration after considering all critical factors with the aim of safeguarding the health of the Filipino public." Nograles said the Philippines has"a very robust law that provides for the establishment and maintenance of an efficient and effective disease surveillance and response system at the national and local levels."
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