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(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 9, suspended classes at all levels in Metro Manila from March 10 to 14. The President made the announcement as he revealed four more novel coronavirus cases in the country. With his revelation, the number of COVID-19 cases is now at 24. “The reason being that, tignan natin yung incubation period which is not ordinarily like a normal virus 3 or 4 days, ito umaabot ng 14 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 9, said the Philippines has recorded four additional novel coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 24. The President made the revelation after he led a meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases with other government officials. Earlier in the day, the Department of Health said ten more COVID-19 cases had been added to the latest number, bringing the total number to 20. […]
(Eagle News) — A 62-year-old male who tested positive for the novel coronavirus is in “guarded condition,” Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday, March 9. According to Vergeire, the four COVID-19 cases confirmed on Sunday, March 8, however, were “stable.” She added the DOH has yet to get additional information on the ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the agency on Monday. Earlier, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the 62-year-old male […]
Those with no history of travel, no contact with COVID-19 case have “low risk” of contracting virus, DOH says (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, March 9, said not all those who have flu-like symptoms should automatically go to the hospital to have themselves tested for the novel coronavirus. In a press conference, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said those who have no history of travel or those who had no […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, March 9, said the number of novel coronavirus cases has reached 20. This was after it recorded 10 additional cases apart from the four it announced on Sunday night, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press conference. She said the DOH received the test results on the additional cases this noon. “Ang pagdami ng kaso ay dahil sa maigting na surveillance na ginagawa […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has suspended voter registration amid the novel coronavirus threat. “As a response to the growing threat to public health posed by COVID19, VoterReg2020 has been suspended by the COMELEC until the 31st of March 2020,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a Tweet. He said the suspension would take effect nationwide tomorrow. “The public is advised to take all necessary precaution,” he said. Voter registration started on January […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that workers can talk with their employers regarding the “work from home” scheme amid the rising coronavirus cases in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the “work from home” arrangement is a valid option since this is already contained in Republic Act 11165 of 2018, also known as the “Act Instituting Telecommuting as an Alternative Work Arrangement for Employees in the […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Tuesday, March 10, were cancelled in some areas as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Cainta, Rizal — all levels, public and private Caloocan– all levels, public and private (until March 11) Manila — all levels, public and private (until March 15) Marikina — all levels, public and private (until March 11) Pasay — all levels, public and private The Philippines has so far confirmed 10 […]
(Eagle News) — A Taiwanese national who tested positive for the novel coronavirus visited Makati, the local government said on Monday, March 9. In a statement, Mayor Abby Binay said the Makati Health Department has, however, already located the people he may have had contact with, and “with the exception of another Taiwanese national who was confirmed positive with COVID-19, all the rest did not show symptoms.” “However, they have been instructed to undergo strict […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are fleeing out of riskier assets and into safe havens, sending gold and the yen surging and pushing US Treasury yields […]
https://youtu.be/1L_tbwyIpLQ (Eagle News) – Nagsisimula na raw maging global pandemic ang 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na kumakalat sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ayon kay Singapore Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng virus sa iba’t ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Europa at North America nitong mga nagdaang araw. Hindi pa itinuturing ng World Health Organization (WHO) sa kategoryang “pandemic” ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon pero sinabing gagamitin ng United Nations agency ang […]
(Eagle News) — St. Luke’s Medical Center on Monday, March 9, said one of the two patients who turned out positive for the novel coronavirus has been transferred by the Department of Health to a government hospital. In a statement, St. Luke’s said the transfer from its Quezon City hospital was made “promptly” as soon as test results turned out positive, even as the medical institution noted that it has “always been equipped to handle […]
