Coronavirus case confirmed in the Philippines

The Philippines has also confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus that emerged in China in December 2019.

According to CNN Philippines, local health officials announced that a female Chinese national is the country’s first case of the virus, which was first reported in Wuhan City in China.

The Philippines Department of Health had earlier put 23 people under investigation for the virus after they showed flu-like symptoms.

The number of people infected with the virus has exceeded to more than 7,700 confirmed cases in mainland China, including 170 deaths.

The virus has spread outside of China, with cases being reported in countries including Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Australia and most recently India.