HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd expressed confidence that the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) can be beaten if an individual is healthy enough.

Speaking during the Question Hour at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Duque said those who were healthy could withstand the deadly virus that has killed over 100 people in China where it originated and spread to other countries.

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