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Palace: Travel ban covers other places in China where there is spread of 2019-nCoV

(Eagle News) — The travel ban announced by President Rodrigo Duterte following the confirmation of the Philippines’ first novel coronavirus case also covers other places in China where there is “a spread of the disease, as officially confirmed by the Chinese government.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the temporary ban on travelers coming from those areas was upon the recommendation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Earlier, Duterte, Senator Bong Go said, […]

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PAL to reduce flights between Manila, mainland China by “more than 50 percent”

(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines will reduce its flights between Manila and mainland China by “more than 50 percent.” PAL announced this in a statement, after the Philippines confirmed its first novel coronavirus case, which was first identified in Wuhan in Hubei province, China. According to PAL, the reductions, which will start on Feb. 1, are in addition to the recent cancellation of all its chartered flights from China. “There is a need to maintain […]

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Sotto: Better, safer for Filipinos in Wuhan, China to stay there in the meantime

(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Friday, Jan. 31, said it would be better for Filipinos in Wuhan, China, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to stay there instead of coming home. “It’s better and safer for them to stay in lockdown there rather than come home and be discriminated upon by authorities and even their relatives,” Sotto said. The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it intended to repatriate the first […]

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DFA ready to repatriate 1st batch of Filipinos who are still in Hubei, China by next week

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that it is ready to repatriate by next week Filipinos trapped in Wuhan City, the epicenter of the highly contagious novel coronavirus, as well as in other areas in Hubei province who would opt to return home. In a statement, the DFA said the first batch of Filipinos would be repatriated next week “subject to China’s rules on disease containment, including immigration clearances, quarantine […]

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PAL crew on flight that carried PHL’s first confirmed 2019-nCoV case quarantined

(Eagle News) — The crew of the Philippine Airlines flight that took the 38-year-old woman who was  confirmed as the country’s first novel coronavirus case from  Dumaguete to Manila has been quarantined. PAL said in a statement it has placed in quarantine in particular the pilot and the four crew members of the January 25  PR 2542 flight. The airlines said the Bureau of Quarantine, on the other hand, will take charge of placing the […]

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Northeast monsoon affects Luzon, Visayas today

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is  affecting Luzon and Visayas today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Visayas, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]

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DOH to recommend expansion of travel ban coverage to other Chinese provinces amid threat of novel coronavirus

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health will recommend the expansion of the temporary ban for travelers from Hubei, China to the Philippines to travelers from other Chinese provinces. Health spokesperson Eric Domingo, who read from a statement on Friday, Jan. 31, did not specifically say what these other provinces were but said the recommendation was as “new information on the increasing number of cases per region rises.” So far, Domingo said the number of […]

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Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal; plumes, quakes monitored

(Eagle News) — An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew steam-laden plumes 500 to 700 meters tall. In its bulletin on Friday, Jan. 31, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said although sulfur dioxide was below instrumental detection,  the Philippine Seismic Network plotted 763 volcanic earthquakes since 1 p.m. of Jan. 12, when the phreatic eruption took place. Over 100, or 177 of these registered at magnitudes 1.2 […]

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Duque: PhilHealth has special package for people under probe for novel coronavirus

(Eagle News)– The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. will cover those who will be classified as persons under investigation for the novel coronavirus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. In an interview over ANC on Friday, Jan. 31, Duque said the special package includes foreigners who are members of PhilHealth. He said under the package, the hospital that takes care of the PUI will receive P1000 per day. He said this was agreed upon on Wednesday, […]

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Novel coronavirus thrives in colder, less humid areas — Duque

(Eagle News) — The novel coronavirus thrives better in areas with low temperature and low humidity, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Friday, Jan. 31. According to Duque, who gave an interview over ANC, this was why China, Japan, Korea, the United States, Germany and France were the first ones to report cases of the 2019-nCoV. He said the virus was relatively easier to control in a tropical country like the Philippines. “I believe […]

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Villanueva to DOLE: Issue advisory reminding employers to comply with Occupational Safety and Health law

(Eagle News)–Employers should not hesitate to send home workers who show symptoms of the flu but continue to report to work, Senator Joel Villanueva said. According to Villanueva,  employers should, after all, consider the occupational health and safety of their entire organization. Villanueva at the same time urged the Department of Labor and Employment to issue a labor advisory reminding private companies of their obligations to comply with labor standards particularly the Occupational Safety and […]

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#WalangPasok: Class cancellations for Friday, Jan. 31

(Eagle News)–Classes on Friday, Jan. 31, were cancelled in some areas as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Chiang Kai Shek College Hope Christian High School Philippine Cultural College Saint Jude Catholic School St. Stephen’s High School Tiong Se Academy Uno High School On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Philippines confirmed its first novel coronavirus case. The Department of Health said the 38-year-old woman had come from Wuhan, and was currently being […]

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