MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will push through with his visit to Boracay, Malacañang said Tuesday, despite the confirmed local transmission of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Chief Executive will visit Boracay this Thursday to distribute land ownership certificates. But Panelo advised the public to suspend their non-essential travel and instead stay indoors to prevent the spread of the virus. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses named the novel coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2. KGAFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 10, 2020 06:33 UTC