Duque orders more tests on alleged vape patient 0 SHARES Share it! It is not absolute],” said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in a radio interview Saturday. Duque said that he already instructed the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine to coordinate with the hospital where the patient was admitted. Duque said they are considering to present the first reported EVALI case during the court hearings in its bid to lift the injunction on its administrative order. Health advocates, meanwhile, urged the government to consider banning or regulating electronic cigarettes and vaping products, amid the first reported EVALI case in the country.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 16, 2019 12:56 UTC