{"id":261090,"date":"2020-07-09T21:51:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261090"},"modified":"2020-07-09T21:51:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T01:51:11","slug":"palace-allays-fears-over-china-bubonic-plague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/09\/palace-allays-fears-over-china-bubonic-plague\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace allays fears over China bubonic plague"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said only foreigners with a valid reason would be allowed entry to the country. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday allayed public fears over a confirmed case of the bubonic plague in China, saying the country\u2019s borders remain closed amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiniseryoso po natin \u2018yan pero \u2018wag po kayo mabahala kasi ang pagpasok naman ng mga dayuhan sa Pilipinas ay hindi pa po pinapayagan ng malawakan<\/em>. Case-to-case\u00a0basis lang po<\/em>\u00a0(We are taking that seriously but don\u2019t worry because the entry of foreigners is only on a case-to-case basis),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

Roque said only foreigners with a valid reason would be allowed entry to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBagamat pupuwede pong mag<\/em>-request on an individual basis\u00a0yung may mga merong mga balidong mga dahilan para pumasok ng Pilipinas, sarado pa po ang ating<\/em>\u00a0borders (Although foreigners can request, on an individual basis, if they have a valid reason to enter the Philippines, our borders remain closed),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) formed a sub-technical working group (TWG) \u201cto study and address the management of foreign nationals who will be allowed to enter the Philippines for specific purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n

This came after a foreign embassy appealed to allow its nationals with work permits to enter the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Roque did not disclose which embassy made the request.<\/p>\n

He said that while the IATF-EID has yet to come up with a final decision, foreigners would still be prohibited from entering the country.<\/p>\n

Currently, only returning overseas Filipino workers, Filipino citizens, their spouses and dependents, permanent residents, and foreign diplomats are allowed to enter the country.<\/p>\n

Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection acquired from the bite of infected fleas. Symptoms include fever, headache, chills, weakness, and one or more swollen, tender, and painful lymph nodes (called buboes).<\/p>\n

It was responsible for one of the deadliest epidemics in human history, the Black Death, which killed about 50 million people across Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 14th Century.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) is “carefully monitoring” a case of bubonic plague in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region but says it is “not high risk.”<\/p>\n

According to WHO, the bubonic plague can be treated using common antibiotics. However, if left untreated, it can have a case-fatality rate of 30 percent to 60 percent.<\/p>\n

The report on the confirmed case of bubonic plague came as the world continues to fight the Covid-19, which originated in China\u2019s Wuhan last year.<\/p>\n

More than 12 million people worldwide have been infected with Covid-19. In the Philippines, more than 50,000 cases have been recorded as of July 9.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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