From GMA News (Nov 22): WHO briefs AFP chief Catapang on Ebola
World Health Organization representatives in the Philippines on Friday briefed Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. on the Ebola virus disease.
In a statement on Saturday, the AFP said Catapang met Dr. Megan Counahan, WHO Philippines' Ebola expert, at the Department of Health headquarters in Manila at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
Capatang was quoted in the statement as saying he was relieved of his worries upon learning that the Ebola virus "could only infect people who get in contact with bodily fluids of sick persons who got the disease."
Catapang, along with acting Health Secretary Janette Garin, were criticized for not wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during their visit to Caballo Island, where peacekeepers who came from Ebola-hit Liberia were quarantined as a safety precaution against the virus that killed thousands of people in West Africa.
"Indeed, like the peacekeepers, I am Ebola-free," he said.
He added that a PPE is only needed when dealing with persons who have symptoms of Ebola virus disease.
With that, Catapang vowed that the military will collaborate with the WHO and the DOH in disseminating correct information on the virus.
On Wednesday, the WHO said 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection, since late December 2013.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/389298/news/nation/who-briefs-afp-chief-catapang-on-ebola
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