By Jhon Aldrin Casinas A patient who was said to have travelled with the two Chinese patients who tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) is now being monitored at a government-run hospital in Zambales, officials said. In a joint statement, Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., and Dr. Maria Olivia Alquizar-Ogalesco and Dr. Noel Bueno of the Provincial Health Office said the patient has been confined at the President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital (PRMMH) since Thursday. The patient, who was among the persons under investigation identified by the Department of Health (DOH), has since been subjected to quarantine and monitoring, the officials said. They disclosed that the patient “voluntarily reached out to the DOH, divulging the story of travel together with two Chinese patients who were tested positive for the 2019 (2019-).” The patient was assessed to be “well and stable, exhibiting no pertinent symptoms such as fever, cough, or difficulty in breathing,” according to the officials. The hospital has already sent the patient's specimen samples to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). “Meantime, the patient remains in isolation at the PRMMH as required by health authorities,” the officials said. To ensure the safety of the public, the gave the assurance that they are following the guidelines set by the DOH to prevent the spread of infectious disease.