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(Eagle News)–Santa Rosa, Laguna has confirmed its second coronavirus disease 2019 case. In a Facebook post, the Santa Rosa City government said that the second case was a resident of a subdivision in Barangay Macabling. “Contact tracing is now being undertaken by the city government and health officials,” the Santa Rosa government said. It said home quarantine shall be strictly implemented.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that another two Filipino nationals tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 abroad. In an advisory, the DFA said one was confined in local health facility in Brunei. He is in stable condition, according to the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam. The other tested positive for COVID-19 in India, where he arrived early March. The Filipino was brought to the hospital after he complained of breathing […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China reported 46 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, including its first case of local transmission in four days. While the number of virus cases has been falling over the past few weeks in China, there has been growing concern around imported cases as countries around the world step up their fight against the pandemic. An estimated 900 million people in 35 countries are now confined to their homes, including 600 […]
(Eagle News) – Deaths due to the coronavirus worldwide had gone past 13,000 as total confirmed cases rose to more than 307,000, according to the latest statistics on the global cases collated by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its live COVID-19 dashboard, JHU’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) said that 92,372 have already recovered from the virus, and at least 72,354 from China alone. As China (with 81,345 total cases) reported […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the revelation in a radio interview on Sunday, March 22. Duque on Thursday said he had gone on self-quarantine as a precaution. Vergeire had said this was only as a precaution as Duque was considered “high-risk.” She said Duque would continue working from home. The Philippines has so far confirmed 380 COVID-19 cases, including 25 […]
(Eagle News)–The municipality of Taytay in Rizal has confirmed two coronavirus disease 2019 cases, including one death. In a Facebook post, the municipal government said the fatality was a woman from Barangay San Juan whose remains have been cremated in the St. Peter Crematory. The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine later confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19. The second case was also from Barangay San Juan who went straight to a private hospital after exhibiting […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has jumped to 380, after the addition of 73 new cases, an official of the Department of Health said on Sunday, March 22. Health Assistant Secretary Dra. Rosario Vergeire also announced that the death toll had risen to 25, from Saturday’s toll of only 19. In a radio interview over DZRH, Vergeire said that the additional 73 new cases were on top […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has reminded local government units that the gatepasses issued to each household so they could buy their basic needs are free of charge. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año issued the reminder amid reports some barangays were charging their constituents for the same. In an advisory, Año also reminded LGUs that frontliners, upon presentation of their identification card that shows their places of residence, shall not be required […]
(Eagle News)–Congress will hold a special session on Monday, March 23, to pass a bill that would allow President Rodrigo Duterte to realign national budget funds that are available to address issues stemming from the coronavirus disease 2019. According to Senate President Tito Sotto, who met with Palace representatives, Senator Bong Go and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, among others, in Malacañang on Saturday, the session would be held at 10 a.m. It was still unclear […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s total confirmed coronavirus cases had risen to 307, with the addition of 77 new cases, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, March 21. The new cases were only identified as patients number 231 to 307 or PH231 to PH307. This is the highest single-day jump for COVID-19 cases in the country. -Five more patients recover from COVID-19, bringing total to 13- The DOH also announced five new […]
(Eagle News)–A meeting on the passage of the supplemental budget against the coronavirus disease 2019 was held on Saturday, March 21. Pictures from Senator Bong Go showed attending the meeting were the senator, Senate President Tito Sotto, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and several Cabinet members. These included Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez, among others. President Rodrigo Duterte had called on Congress to hold a special session on the […]
NEW YORK, New York (Eagle News) — “The city that never sleeps,” New York City, New York, is the most populous city in the United States. Which is hard to believe when you watch EBC New York Bureau Corespondent Joanne Soriano’s vlog about “Social Distancing in New York City.” © Eagle News
