00:00The case of MPOX in Bansamoro region has been identified.
00:04But according to the health department, the public should not be held accountable.
00:09That's what Dian Manalo said.
00:14Department of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa assured that the public should not be held accountable
00:19for the discovery of a suspected case of MPOX in Bansamoro region
00:24and the four new cases in Calabarzon.
00:27According to Secretary Herbosa,
00:29the suspected case was investigated by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine or RITM
00:34from Malabang, Lanao del Sur.
00:36And they're just waiting for the results.
00:40But there's no alarm bells.
00:42The contagiousness of MPOX is the same.
00:46The one that we have is still clade 2, the one that we're identifying.
00:51The secretaries also said that they've already been approved for a medicine
00:55and they're just giving it to those who have a serious condition.
00:59What is good though is we have approved the CPR for that medicine.
01:05Covirimat is now approved by our FDA so it can be given for severe cases.
01:09According to Secretary Herbosa,
01:11Metro Manila and Calabarzon are the only remaining hotspots in MPOX.
01:16BN Manalo for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
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