In a statement sent Thursday, the mall management said it started "putting disinfectant alcohol dispensers at entrances, comfort rooms, and offices as part of its health safety measures against the spread of the nCoV, a new strain of coronavirus whose epicenter is in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China.
City health chief Dr. Ricardo Panganiban said Tuesday they have not received any directive yet from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the mysterious disease that has already sent at least 59 people in hospitals in China due to the severity of their cases, but they have gone on alert since reports came out in the news.