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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte underwent testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) along with his former aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, at the Bahay Pagbabago in the Malacanang grounds at around 5 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2020. They were tested by health personnel from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) led by Director Celia Carlos. Go, earlier explained in a statement, that they decided to take the test even though they do no […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health reported three more cases of the coronavirus disease in the country, bringing the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 52, as of Thursday, March 12. The DOH said that they are conducting extensive information gathering and contact tracing on the additional cases. They include a 69-year old Filipino female and a 26-year old Filipino male who are residents of Quezon City, and a 79-year old Filipino male with […]
(Eagle News) – Several national and local officials of the country underwent self-quarantine on Thursday, March 12, following the possibility of a previous interaction or exposure with a person who later turned to be positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte himself has cancelled all his public events on Thursday, March 12, including the planned trip to Boracay to promote local tourism. He and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go were set to undergo […]
by David Albright with Issam Ahmed in Washington Agence France Presse SEATTLE, United States (AFP) — An American woman who has recovered from the novel coronavirus has a simple message for people who are worried: Don’t panic — but do think about high-risk individuals and stay home if you feel ill. Elizabeth Schneider lives in Seattle, the biggest city of Washington state, which has the most deaths in the United States from the disease […]
https://youtu.be/cvGT9ssGKAI by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump suspended travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days on Wednesday in an “aggressive” effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The ban will go into effect from midnight Friday but will not include travelers from Britain, which recently left the European Union, the president said. Americans were also told to reconsider foreign […]
(Eagle News) — Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said that a leading Russian pharmaceutical company will donate medicines which have been reportedly effective in treating the coronavirus disease in patients in Russia and China. The Ambassador told reporters during his visit to Cebu City on Wesnesday, March 11, that Polysan Scientific & Technological Pharmaceutical Company, a Russian manufacturer of original drugs will donate the drug Cycloferon as a “helping hand to our […]
(Eagle News) — Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is now undergoing self-quarantine following his official business trip to the United Kingdom which has 459 confirmed coronavirus cases. The Manila mayor already informed city health officials about his decision to self-quarantine in an emergency meeting, the Manila City government announced in a Facebook post. Moreno on Wednesday, March 11, submitted himself to testing by Department of Health (DOH) officials under the supervision of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: More than 4,500 deaths Since the novel coronavirus first emerged in late December 2019, more than 124,101 cases have been recorded in 113 countries and territories, killing 4,566 people, according to an AFP tally compiled at around 1700 GMT on Wednesday based on official sources. The number of cases in Europe passes 22,000, with 930 deaths. Mainland China has 80,778 cases, with […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Coronavirus infections in Spain have passed the 2,000 mark with 47 deaths, the health ministry announced on Wednesday, making it Europe’s second most severe outbreak after Italy. “By this morning, we had 2,002 cases,” said health ministry emergencies coordinator Fernando Simon, up from 1,639 on Tuesday and almost quadruple Sunday’s total. Madrid is the worst-hit region with half of the confirmed cases and 31 of the deaths. Officials quickly unveiled […]
(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has reached more than 121,000 as the highly contagious virus infected persons in 118 countries. According to the virus dashboard of the John Hopkins University (JHU), the number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has reached 121,064 as of Wednesday night, March 11. The cases kept growing even as China continues to report a drop in their cases. It has a total of 80,967 […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said on Wednesday, March 11, that it had already sent off 442 Filipinos repatriated from the Japan cruise ship, the MV Diamond Princess, after completing the 14-day quarantine period. The repatriates from Japan cruise ship who were released from the New Clark City that had served as their quarantine facility have earlier tested negative for the virus, but they still had to complete the required 2-week quarantine […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 16 new additional cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, March 11, bringing to 49 the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Health Assistant Secretary Dra. Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are still completing the information on the new cases, and are now conducting more extensive contact tracing of the cases. “The DOH and deployed surveillance teams are now conductive extensive information-gathering and […]
