DOH monitoring close contacts of PAL passenger with monkeypox

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This photo taken on February 23, 2020 shows a worker cleaning chairs at the boarding area while arriving passengers disembark at the international airport in Manila.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said Friday it is closely monitoring the close contacts of a traveler who was confirmed to have a monkeypox infection.

 

The traveler was one of the passengers of the Philippine Airlines’ PR300 flight from Manila to Hong Kong last September 5, according to the flag carrier.

 

Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, said authorities were able to identify close contacts of the patients after checking the individual’s itinerary and the flight manifest.

 

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