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Walang ‘walking pneumonia’ outbreak sa Pinas - DOH

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Walang ‘walking pneumonia’ outbreak sa Pinas - DOH
Children receive a drip on the stairs at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. The World Health Organization has asked on November 23, 2023, China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection. China has reported an increase in "influenza-like illness" since mid-October when compared to the same period in the previous three years, the WHO said.
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MANILA, Philippines — Inihayag ni Health Secretary Ted Herbosa na wala pang outbreak ng walking pneumonia o ang tinuturing na malapit sa sintomas ng COVID-19 sa Pilipinas.

Ito ang tiniyak ni Herbosa sa kabila ng patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng mga naoospital dahil sa ­matinding ubo, sipon at mga nagpopositibo sa COVID-19 kabilang na si Pangulong Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. Sa kanyang pagsalang sa Commission on Appointment (CA) nitong Martes, sinabi ni Herbosa na may outbreak na ng respiratory illness o tinatawag na micro plasma pneumonia sa China at Europe lalo na sa mga bata.

“Totoo po not only in China but now other countries in Europe have recorded increase in respiratory illness in children. Attributed po ito sa hindi bagong virus, previous microbes, microplasma pneumonia, ‘yung Respiratory Syncytial Virus at saka ‘yung ­influenza,” sagot ni Herbosa sa tanong ni Senador Bong Go, chairman ng CA Committee on Health.

Subalit, paliwanag ni Herbosa, iba ang ­sitwasyon sa Pilipinas kung saan marami ang nagkakaroon ng ubo at sipon dahil sa malamig na panahon.

“Sa Philippines po, wala pang outbreak according to our epidemiology bureau, although marami ang cases because ito po talaga yung season ng respiratory illness,” ani Herbosa.

Payo naman ng kalihim sa publiko, sundin lang ang health protocol noong COVID-19 pandemic.

PNEUMONIA-LIKE VIRUS

TED HERBOSA

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