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DOH confirms second death due to coronavirus and the first Filipino to die from COVID-19.

DOH confirms second death due to coronavirus and the first Filipino to die from COVID-19. Source: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Health announced that a 38-year-old female Chinese national tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She travelled to the Philippines from Wuhan last 21 January. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says steps to prevent the spread are in place.

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By Shirley Escalante

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The Department of Health announced that a 38-year-old female Chinese national tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She travelled to the Philippines from Wuhan last 21 January. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says steps to prevent the spread are in place.

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