She said train services would continue despite the work stoppage at the PNR office. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus that was first recorded in China’s city of Wuhan in Hubei province in December 2019. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses named the novel coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2. The novel coronavirus causes respiratory symptoms including fever and cough but it can also cause serious illnesses such as pneumonia especially to older adults and people with existing health issues. KGAFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 05:15 UTC