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As the Philippines logged its first case of monkeypox, Presidential Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the disease is “not particularly fatal.” This needs context.
Nang naitala ng Pilipinas ang unang kaso ng monkeypox, sinabi ni Presidential Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles na ang sakit ay “hindi partikular na nakamamatay.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
Ano ang monkeypox? Ang VERA Files Fact Check ay nakipag-usap sa isang animal virologist at isang eksperto sa nakakahawang sakit upang bigyang linaw ang sakit na ito.
No case of monkeypox has been detected in the Philippines yet. But the Department of Health is preparing for the possibility of monkeypox cases entering the country by “intensifying screening at borders and actively monitoring the situation.”