Public warned vs spreading unverified reports on 2019-nCoV

BACOLOD City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran warned netizens of spreading unverified reports on social media.

This, after some netizens posted and shared on social media that there was allegedly a patient of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Bacolod City.

“Don’t post anything without confirmation from the authorities because it creates panic among us. Before we share Facebook post, we should verify it first,” Familiaran said.

He said the netizens should stop sharing fake news on social media and should be responsible with their posts.

He added that the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas and the City Health Office (CHO) earlier announced that there are no reported cases of 2019-nCoV in Bacolod and there is nothing to be alarmed.

Familiaran noted that the CHO and the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) along with the Bureau of Quarantine intensified their monitoring specially in the airports and sea ports.

Ben Arnel Dela Cruz, development management officer of the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas, earlier said there’s nothing to be alarmed because there is no case of coronavirus in Bacolod City.

“But, it’s our advice that we should strengthen our surveillance not only in the airports but also in the barangay level if we have visitors from the mainland China,” he said.

Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals.

The viruses can make people sick, usually with a mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illness, similar to a common cold.

Its symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache and maybe a fever, which can last for a couple of days. (MAP)

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