A Filipino patient in UAE was diagnosed with 2019 novel coronavirus
A news agency on Saturday reported that a Filipino patient was confirmed to have contracted the 2019 novel coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
This, as the Emirates News Agency on Saturday reported that the two new patients — a Filipino and a Chinese National — were confirmed to have contracted the 2019 novel coronavirus, bringing to 7 patients who were tested positive in the UAE.
According to a report from the Emirates News Agency, the two new patients, who were identified through UAE’s periodic screening of people showing symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus, were “under observation” and were being given “necessary medical care according to the highest health standards applicable in the country.” The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention stated that all its health facilities will continue reporting suspected new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus.
Previously, a Filipina domestic worker in Dubai died due to respiratory disease, yet authorities said that she was not infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus.
A report from the UAE Ministry of Health showed that she died last February 5 at a hospital in Dubai, with her “underlying cause of death” was listed as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Also, the report stated that her “immediate cause of death” was septic shock, multiple organ failure, and cardiac arrest. Based on a pathological report that was released last Wednesday, February 5, a Filipina domestic worker has tested negative for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
As of Saturday, February 8, the 2019 novel coronavirus has killed more than 720 people and infected nearly 35,000.
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