MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with experts and officials of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Saturday to discuss the new coronavirus strain which is believed to be more infectious.
“Biglaan (nag)patawag ng meeting with IATF and infectious disease experts tomorrow si (President Duterte) to discuss (the) new strain,” Senator Bong Go, Duterte’s former long-time aide, told reporters in a text message.
“Very much concerned kami ni Pangulo,” he added.
Go said the meeting will be held in Malacaang.
“Cut short muna namin Christmas break,” the senator said, noting that the president is currently i…
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