Philippines confirms its third case of coronavirus

Philippines on Wednesday reported a third case of a new virus which has infected thousands in China.

Health Under Secretary Rolando Domingo said a 60-year-old Chinese patient arrived in Cebu city from Wuhan, China via Hong Kong last January 20. patient consulted a private hospital in a nearby province of Bohol two days after experiencing fever and coryza.

A sample taken from patient last January 24 was tested at Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Australia and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

Results from tests came back negative last January 29 and 30, and upon recovery of patient, she was discharged and was allowed to return to China via Cebu last January 31.

However, on February 3, Philippines Department of Health was tified by RITM that a sample taken earlier, January 23, tested positive for 2019-nCoV, making her third confirmed 2019-nCoV ARD in Philippines.