MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara has filed a resolution discouraging handshakes and seeking to promote hand hygiene to curb the spread of infectious diseases, bacteria, and viruses as the country battles with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Angara filed Senate Resolution No. It was late last year when a new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, was discovered in Wuhan City located in China’s Hubei province. “As a result, a pandemic was declared in a matter of months, infecting millions and killing thousands all over the world,” Angara said. To date, Philippine health officials have confirmed 7,958 COVID-19 cases in the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 29, 2020 04:18 UTC