DOH, pinaigting ang surveillance, detection at contract tracing kasunod ng naitalang kaso ng mpox sa bansa
DOH, pinaigting ang surveillance, detection at contract tracing kasunod ng naitalang kaso ng mpox sa bansa
Bulkang Taal, patuloy ang pagbuga ng sulfur dioxide
Bulkang Taal, patuloy ang pagbuga ng sulfur dioxide
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00:00This is PTV Balita Ngayon.
00:07The Department of Health has intensified surveillance detection and contact tracing
00:13following the reported case of MPOC in the Philippines.
00:17According to Health Secretary, Telefosa, a 33-year-old man from NCR
00:23who tested positive for the disease,
00:26the patient did not have a travel history outside the country,
00:31but there was close contact.
00:34Some of the symptoms of MPOC are fever,
00:37nausea,
00:39and the presence of swelling in various parts of the body.
00:44Contaminate some materials like clothes and utensils of infected individuals.
00:51But soap and water will kill the virus.
00:55All of the symptoms that we will describe,
00:59we hope that the doctor will look at them
01:02so that if they need to be tested,
01:04the doctor will decide if they need to be tested for MPOC or not.
01:11The release of sulfur dioxide from the Taal Volcano in the Batangas province is still ongoing.
01:16According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology,
01:21the sulfur dioxide released by the volcano reached 3,355 tons.
01:28The public is being careful because the volcanic smog
01:33from the high sulfur dioxide is having a negative effect on health.
01:40For now, the volcano is still under Alert Level 1.
01:46And that is the news for now.
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01:54I am Naomi Tiburcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.