Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said both patients—the 10-year-old Filipino girl who arrived from the United States and Canada on May 18 and the 50-year-old balikbayan Filipina who arrived from the US on May 20—are well and no longer have any symptoms.
He said the two patients will be discharged once their repeat PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory test becomes negative for the Swine Flu virus.
“We can say they’re recovering and we’re looking forward to a negative PCR test. Then they won’t be infectious anymore,” Duque said.
Meanwhile, all the close contacts of the two patients, which includes immediate family and household members as well as co-passengers seated close to them during the flight, have not reported any symptoms of flu and are observing “home quarantine.”
Chief epidemiologist Dr. Eric Tayag said if they will remain to be flu-free, the home quarantine for the girl’s close contacts will be lifted on Wednesday, while that for the 50-year-old balikbayan’s contacts will be lifted on May 30.
"Good news, at least they were able to keep the virus to spread, a lot safer for us."
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