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(Eagle News) — A member of the University of the Philippines community is being monitored for symptoms of the coronavirus disease. This is according to UP Diliman chancellor Fidel Nemenzo, who issued a statement on Tuesday, March 10. According to Nemenzo, the UP constituent who was nursing a high fever was screened yesterday at the University Health Service holding area “and has since been sent to another hospital for testing.” “We assure you that in […]
(Eagle News) — Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday, March 10, announced the province’s first confirmed coronavirus disease case. In a Facebook post, Remulla said the case was a returning seaman from Imus who passed through Narita airport in Japan. In a statement, Imus Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi said the patient was 48 years old, and was currently confined in the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa. It was unclear if Cavite’s first case was among […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canada has recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, health officials in the westernmost province of British Columbia announced Monday. The victim, a man living at an elderly care facility, “was infected with COVID-19 (and) passed away last night,” the province’s health officer Bonnie Henry told reporters. Officials have not released the victim’s age. Henry said he had been a resident of the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed the “no-touch” policy which the Presidential Security Group (PSG) wants to impose to protect his health amid the rising cases of local transmission of the coronavirus in the country. “I want an embrace,” the 74-year old Philippine leader said, stressing that shaking hands is not enough. “Kung tawagin ako ng Diyos ngayon, sa oras na ito, pupunta ako,” Duterte said. “Naging presidente na ko, pinakamataas na maabot […]
(Eagle News) –Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday, March 10, said a Metro Manila lockdown was “not yet” needed. Año said this was because only a “few” of the confirmed 24 coronavirus disease cases had no travel history. This means, he said, that there was no proof of a sustained community transmission. The Department of Health said a sustained community transmission exists if there was an increase in the number of local COVID-19 with unestablished […]
(Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the test kits developed by University of the Philippines scientists for the coronavirus disease. In a statement on Tuesday, March 10, the FDA said the certificate of exemption was issued for the test kits developed by the university’s National Institute of Health and funded by the Department of Science and Technology. “This supports the CODE RED status raised by the Department of Health (DOH) and […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, March 10, said there should be a text blast to Filipinos on updates on the novel coronavirus. Poe issued the statement as the COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 24. According to Poe, during times of calamity, mobile phone service providers are mandated to disseminate warnings at regular intervals under Republic Act 10639 or the “The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act.” She said there “is no doubt that […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 10, thumbed down the proposal to place Metro Manila on lockdown following the increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases. “We haven’t reached that kind of contamination,” the President said, noting that it was “too early.” Duterte echoed the sentiment of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who had said the lockdown proposed by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda was “premature.” He said the government needs to see evidence […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Two people have died of the novel coronavirus in the western German city of Essen and virus hotspot Heinsberg, officials told AFP on Monday, the country’s first casualties of the outbreak. In Essen, an 89-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with the virus on March 3 died despite medical measures to support her breathing and circulation. “I regret this death very much,” mayor Thomas Kufen said in a statement, offering […]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — Cyprus on Monday reported its first two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, meaning that all 27 European Union member states have now reported infections. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the two cases were both Cypriot men who had recently travelled home from overseas, and had been among dozens of people tested. “Two of… 50 samples were positive, so these are the first cases of the coronavirus in Cyprus… there […]
(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has gone past 111,000, with deaths due to the virus at almost 3,900. This was based on the live virus dashboard of global cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) of the John Hopkins University compiling information from official sources. As of Monday night, March 9, there are 109 countries and regions with confirmed virus infections, but this could change as new cases are reported each […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte advised all parents to make sure that their school age children stay at home as he directed class suspensions in all levels in Metro Manila from March 10 to March 14 amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which have now reached 24. Duterte himself announced the four new coronavirus cases Monday night, March 9, after meeting with the Interagency Task Force for the Management of […]
