ZAMBOANGA CITY—While donated detergents and other cleaning agents flood the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to fight A/H1N1 virus or the swine flu, here in this city, a passenger-cargo boat plying the Zamboanga City-Sandakan, Sabah, has been required to anchor 100 meters from the dock each time it arrives until quarantine officers have inspected everyone on board.
Dr. Omar Aranan, Bureau of Quarantine medical officer, said they decided to do so after reports the Malaysian authorities are monitoring two possible H1N1 cases in Kuala Lumpur, quite far from Sandakan. But they are just making sure, he added.
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