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(Eagle News)–A University of the Philippines faculty member tested positive for the novel coronavirus, UP Diliman said in an advisory on Sunday, March 15. UPD said, however, that the campus remains COVID-19-free as the patient, who had come from travel, “immediately did self-quarantine before checking in the hospital and has had no interaction from anyone in UP Diliman.” UPD said two of its three persons under investigation have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. UPD […]
(Eagle News)–Senate work hours are now from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. An advisory from the Senate said this was “in view of the curfew to be implemented by the various local government units in Metro Manila, the possible reduction of public transport vehicles due to the declared community quarantine, the social distancing imposed in mass transit systems (LRT & MRT) and the establishment of checkpoints at various points of ingress and egress to Metro […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced the death of three coronavirus patients, bringing the country’s COVID-19 fatalities to 11. This came about as the DOH also reported that coronavirus cases in the county has climbed to 140 on Sunday, March 15, after the addition of 29 new cases in the country. The three COVID-19 deaths are a 64-year old Negros Oriental town councilor (patient no. 39); an 86-year old American resident of Marikina […]
(Eagle News) – A 64-year old town councilor from Negros Oriental who had visited Greenhills, San Juan last February, died on Sunday, March 15, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), becoming the ninth COVID-19 fatality in the country. The councilor is only referred to as patient no. 39. He died at 11:09 a.m., Sunday, due to complications. The Provincial Information Office of Negros Oriental confirmed the COVID-19 related death in a Facebook post. It […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Detroit Pistons player Christian Wood has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the third NBA player to contract COVID-19. The Pistons, without identifying Wood, issued a statement on Saturday saying that one of their players had tested positive. Woods’ agent Adam Pensack told the Detroit News on Saturday that his client is the one, adding “he feels 100 percent fine.” “A player on the Detroit Pistons, who is […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade tested negative for the novel coronavirus. He will, however, the Department of Transportation said in a Facebook post on Sunday, March 15, “take precautionary measures seriously while working for the benefit of the country” in compliance with Department of Health protocols. “Matibay ang Pilipino. Tuloy ang trabaho. COVID-19 may be strong, but it will never be strong enough to bring this country, and the hearts of the Filipinos down. GOD […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite on Sunday, March 15, confirmed its second case of the 2019 coronavirus disease. In a Facebook post, Gov. Jonvic Remulla said the patient was a medical practitioner. He said the patient, who is confined in a private hospital in Silang, was the apparent result of a community transmission. “Covid is here in Cavite. The possibilities of community transmission is very high. Please stay at home as much as possible,” Remulla said. Earlier, Remulla […]
(Eagle News)–The first confirmed novel coronavirus case in Cavite is now in stable condition. Imus Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi said patient number 20, a seaman who hails from Imus, has responded well to treatment. Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla earlier said the 48-year-old man who had passed through Narita airport in Japan was confined in the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Remulla had said the government was tracing the contacts the patient may have had contact with. […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives employee who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has passed away, a congressman said on Sunday, March 15. PBA Rep. Jericho Nograles said the patient passed away at 1:45 a.m. today. Earlier, the House suspended work for a month as a precaution against the virus. With a report from Meanne Corvera
The wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said late Saturday, just hours after he announced a near total lockdown nationwide. Both Begona Gomez and her husband were well, and were at their official residence following the new measures introduced by the health authorities, said a government statement. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific on Sunday, March 15, announced the cancellation of selected flights to Cebu. In an advisory, CebuPac said the cancellation of the CebuPac and Cebgo flights from Clark, Legazpi, Dumaguete and Cagayan de Oro was in line with directives from the Provincial Government of Cebu prohibiting the entry of passengers from those areas. The following are cancelled from March 15 to April 13, 2020: 5J 607 Clark-Cebu 5J 157 Clark-Cebu 5J 609 Clark-Cebu […]
(Eagle News)–All public utility vehicles should limit their number of passengers during the community quarantine, based on the guidelines released by the Department of Transportation. According to the DOTr, the following is the limit of each PUV to avoid any concentration of passengers in a single area: Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), including airport taxis: not more than four passengers. Multiple bookings for a single trip provided by the TNVS, and the pilot implementation of […]
