The Philippine health department says there is no truth to claims circulating on social media posts about an alleged international health concern.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/doh-statement-alleged-international-health-concern-january-3-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/doh-statement-alleged-international-health-concern-january-3-2024/
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00:00The Philippine Health Department says there is no truth to claims circulating on social
00:05media posts about an alleged international health concern.
00:08The department declines to tell the media the specific illness it was referring to.
00:13It just notes, neither the cited country nor the World Health Organization has confirmed
00:18what is allegedly spreading online.
00:20The DOH is actively verifying all information and will keep the Filipino public updated.
00:27The department said it is active in the network following the international health regulations
00:31of the WHO, which is a system that allows member states to update each other about ongoing
00:36international health concerns.
00:38The last public health emergency of international health concern the Philippines acted upon
00:42is the alert on MPOCs.
00:44In 2024, the Philippines detected a total of 52 new MPOCs cases.
00:49None of the reported cases were epidemiologically linked and majority recovered as of December.
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