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Philippines confirms 2nd MERS case

MANILA, July 6 (KUNA) -- The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) on Monday confirmed a second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus in the country.
A 36-year-old man who arrived from Dubai last month had symptoms of the disease and was admitted to hospital on Saturday where he was put under observation, DOH spokesman Lyndon Lee-suy said.
Contact tracing was now under way to prevent the spread of the deadly disease, he added.
The first MERS case of a Filipino nurse working in Saudi Arabia was discovered in the Philippines in January. (end) aab.msa