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(Eagle News)–Navotas has confirmed its first coronavirus disease 2019 case, also its first death from the disease. Over 100, or 125, are patients under monitoring, while 21 are patients under investigation. According to the city government, four patients under probe also died, of which one turned out negative for the virus and three were awaiting results. The Philippines has so far breached the 1000 mark in COVID-19 cases.
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — From the first known patient in late January to now almost 100,000 infected, the United States has earned the unwanted distinction of leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases. More than 1,500 people have succumbed to the COVID-19 illness — though for now the death rate remains far lower than Italy and several European countries. How did we get here? And what happens […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine Actress Iza Calzado, who was earlier confined for pneumonia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her manager confirmed today, Satuday, March 28. In a Facebook post, Noel Ferrer, the actress’ manager, said “Iza Calzado received her results yesterday that she tested positive for CoVid. She is recovering as she was aggressively treated for pneumonia and the virus. She can actually breath now without any oxygen assistance.” Calzado will be tested […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health announced 272 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing national total to 1075. “This is the highest single day increase since the start of the outbreak,” the DOH statement said. The department also confirmed that 14 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to 68. The DOH earlier warned that the confirmed cases are expected to rise significantly in the coming days because of the […]
(Eagle News)–Las Piñas has confirmed 17 coronavirus disease 2019 cases. The city government said of the 17, four were from BF International Village-CAA, two from Manuyo Dos, one each from Talon Uno and Pamplona Tres, two each from Pulang Lupa Dos, Talon Dos and Talon Kuwatro, and three from Zapote. Two have recovered. Twenty three are patients under probe and 389 are under monitoring.
(Eagle News) – The local health office of Bicol confirmed on Friday, March 27, that it has three cases of COVID-19 in the province. In a statement, the Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH CHD)-Bicol said two of the cases were admitted at the Bicol Regional and Training Hospital (BRTH) while one case is at the Bicol Medical Center (BMC). “PH 765 is a 50-year old male while PH 766 is a 53-year […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US-based lab has unveiled a portable test that can tell if someone has COVID-19 in as little as five minutes, it said in a statement Friday. Abbot Laboratories said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given it emergency authorization to begin making the test available to healthcare providers as early as next week. The test, which is the size of a small toaster and uses molecular […]
by Jing Xuan TENG Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on Saturday after more than two months of almost total isolation. Wuhan was placed under lockdown in January with residents forbidden to leave, roadblocks ring-fencing the city’s outskirts and drastic restrictions on daily life. But the major transport and industrial hub has now […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, March 28, said he tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Pacquiao said this was based on results of a rapid testing kit he got from South Korea from a friend. “Gamit ang rapid test kit na approved sa Korea, ako po ay nag-negatibo. Hindi pa approved ng FDA dito pero yon po ang ginagamit sa Korea,” Pacquiao said. He said he has long been asked by the Research […]
(Eagle News)–Laguna province has recorded 17 coronavirus disease 2019 cases so far. Gov. Ramil Hernandez said of the 17, seven were from Santa Rosa, three from Biñan, two from Calamba and San Pedro, and one each from Cabuyao, Los Baños and Lumban. Hernandez said 687 persons are under investigation, while 8859 are under monitoring. Over 1000 persons under monitoring have been cleared, he said.
(Eagle News)–Metropolitan Manila Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. “I wish to inform everyone that I will have to work from home as I have been found positive for COVID-19,” Garcia said in a statement. According to Garcia, “my work puts me under a lot of risk, and this is part of it.” He said he “embrace(s) the challenge” and has faith he will overcome this. In […]
(Eagle News) – The United States has more than 104,000 confirmed coronavirus cases with more than 1,600 people dying from the disease, according to a COVID-19 dashboard on global cases of the John Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, March 28, Philippine time, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US has reached 104,007 while deaths reached 1,689. The most number of deaths so far is in New York City with 450 deaths, […]
