Tag: 2019 nCoV

President Duterte orders establishment of quarantine facility to prevent nCoV spread

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the establishment of a repatriation and quarantine facility, as he ordered a mandatory 14-day quarantine for Filipinos and Philippine permanent resident visa holders coming from China and any of its special administrative regions. In his written directive released by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Sunday, Feb. 2, President Duterte also ordered a temporary ban on foreign travelers, regardless of nationality,  from China and its special administrative regions within 14 […]

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UPDATED: PHL confirms second novel coronavirus case; second case died on Saturday, DOH says

(Eagle News)–Health Secretary  Francisco Duque III confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 2, the country’s second coronavirus -acute respiratory disease case, also the first death of its kind in the country. In a televised press conference, Duque said the Chinese male companion of the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in the country, the 38-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, China, died yesterday, Saturday, Feb. 1, after suffering complications as well. The 44-year-old man had tested positive […]

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President Duterte orders temporary ban on travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a temporary ban on travelers from mainland China and its special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau. Senator Bong Go made the disclosure in an interview over dzbb, following the country’s confirmation of its first novel coronavirus case. “Taking into consideration the concerns raised by key government officials and health experts, the President made a decision and has agreed to adopt this recommendation and implement it immediately as additional […]

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Año to LGUs: Adopt measures vs novel coronavirus

(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered all local government executives to adopt measures against the novel coronavirus. In a statement on Saturday, Feb. 1, Año said “our governors, city and municipal mayors and DILG regional directors must ensure that the coronavirus will not thrive in their backyards” following the announcement of the first confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in the country. “We need to be preventive now that there is a confirmed 2019 nCoV case […]

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All Cebu Pacific flights between PHL, mainland China cancelled from Feb. 2 to March 29

(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 1, announced the cancellation of all its flights between the Philippines and mainland China, amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. The budget carrier issued the statement after it announced on Friday, Jan. 31, that the number of those flights would only be reduced. CebuPac said particularly cancelled were  flights between the Philippines and Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Shenzen. The airline said the cancellation was effective February 2 […]

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Public urged to report hospitals that refuse treatment to Chinese nationals, suspected 2019-nCoV cases

(Eagle News)–The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) on Saturday, Feb. 1, reminded medical institutions they should not refuse medical services and discriminate against Chinese nationals and patients suspected of the novel coronavirus. “Part ng aming commitment… you do not discriminate ang ating mga kalahi, ibang lahi.. Kasi ang ospital is for all people na nangangailangan ng tulong,” PHAPi president Dr. Rustico Jimenez said in an   interview over radio dzbb. Jimenez said these […]

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DOTr gives assurance measures remain in place amid novel coronavirus threat

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation remains on heightened alert amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. In a statement, the DOTr said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has reactivated its communicable disease preparedness procedures on all CAAP-operated airports. The Manila International Airport Authority, on the other hand, is “in full coordination with the Bureau of Quarantine  in support of their safety protocols,” the DOTr said. Prior to the confirmation of the country’s first […]

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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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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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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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