The Department of Foreign Affairs team helping with the repatriation of Filipinos in Wuhan, China does not need hazmat suits, a health official says.
team helping with the repatriation of Filipinos in Wuhan, China does not need hazmat suits, a health official said Friday.Department of Health Spokesperson Eric Domingo said that hazmats are not needed by the team at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV outbreak, as long as they stay away from the public and from people who are infected and under investigation.
[Translation: Because the airport in Wuhan is closed, there's really nobody there. And if they go directly to the embassy, there's no need for hazmats in the community, and if they don't come in contact with the public or any patients.] [Translation: So if you're just going there and then going directly to the embassy, the hazmat is not needed.]
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