Health secretary Francisco Duque says government expects the number of H1N1 cases in the Philippines to rise due to the advent of the rainy season. As of this writing, 428 cases have been reported.
Duque said that H1N1 cases are being reported throughout the world. Cases are rising. With the expected rainy season, the Department of Health (DoH) expects more cases to be reported.
The spread of H1N1 is phenomenally fast in the Philippines, compared with other Asian countries. When the virus broke out a month ago, the DoH reported no H1N1 cases. A few weeks past, victims reporting symptoms of the disease were reported. A community outbreak in Nueva Ecija was reported. While a school reported more than 200 suspected cases in Bulacan, Bulacan.
In Metro Manila, schools have been reported to have suspended their classes due to reports of confirmed H1N1 cases. The latest school to have reported a confirmed H1N1 case is the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. Earlier, the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Miriam College, Ateneo de Manila University and Dela Salle University-Taft reported cases of students with H1N1 virus.
