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Residents of Baguio City are wearing warmer clothing for fear of catching cold and even the A (H1N1) virus after the city's temperature continued to drop in recent days.
Weather bureau PAGASA said temperatures at the country's famed summer capital dropped from 11.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday to 10.5 degrees Celsius Thursday morning. Still, the temperature is warmer than the 6.3 degrees Celsius recorded in Baguio City on January 18, 1961 - officially the coldest day on record in the City of Pines.
Danny Galati of the PAGASA Baguio office said icy winds coming from mainland China is causing the climate in Baguio to cool down. Residents admit they have been wearing winter clothes all day even during noontime when the sun is at its brightest.
Dr. Amelita Pangilinan of the Department of Health Cordillera Administrative Region said the cool weather could lead to a rise in the number of ailments such as cough and colds and possible infection from the influenza A (H1N1) virus. Health officials last recorded an A (H1N1) case in Baguio City last September.
Pangilinan advised residents to keep warm at all times and drink plenty of vitamins to fight infection.
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