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(Eagle News)–A third Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In an advisory, the Hong Kong Consulate General of the Philippines said the news was confirmed by the Hong Kong Health Department. The consulate said the patient, who requested not to be identified, was in isolation and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. She is healthy and is not exhibiting any symptoms, the Consulate General said. The Consulate General said the other […]
Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Ipinagmamalaki ng Malacanang ang assessment ng World Health Organization (WHO) na sa loob ng dalawang linggo ay kontrolado pa rin ng Pilipinas ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) sa bansa. Sa Laging Handa briefing sa Malacanang, sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na nangunguhulugan lamang na epektibo ang sistema na ipinapatupad ng Inter Agency Task Force on Infectious Disease sa pangunguna ng […]
(Eagle News) — The first Filipino who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Singapore has been discharged from the hospital after being given a clean bill of health. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement this brings the total of COVID-19-positive Filipinos in Singapore back down to two. “The Embassy is in close coordination with the Ministry of Health of Singapore and stands ready to extend assistance to the COVID-19-positive Filipino nationals […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burnt three tonnes of scales of the pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on Earth. The scales were seized in raids in 2017 and 2018, following which some 20 people were arrested. Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin after the novel coronavirus outbreak. The scaly mammal — listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) as threatened […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government on Tuesday, March 3, partially lifted the travel restrictions to South Korea, stressing that only travel to North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo county, is banned. According to the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IAFT-EID) headed by the Department of Health (DOH), Filipinos will now be allowed to travel to the other parts of South Korea provided that they “sign a declaration signifying their […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions to South Korea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can now travel to South Korea but not to the whole of North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, where the novel coronavirus outbreak is concentrated. Panelo said the ease in the travel restrictions was decided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases after its meeting on Tuesday. Prior to this, […]
by Nina Larson with Dave Clark in Brussels and Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The global death toll from the new coronavirus topped 3,000 on Monday, as airlines cancelled or reduced flights and stock markets swung wildly. Andorra, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Jordan, Latvia, Portugal, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia were among countries that confirmed their first cases, along with Senegal, which became the second sub-Saharan African country to […]
(Eagle News)–A third Filipino in Singapore tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Singapore’s health ministry said on Monday, March 2. The ministry said the 34-year-old woman had a Singapore Work Pass and has no recent travel history either to China or to Daegu City and Cheongdo County in South Korea. Her employer, however, tested positive for the virus. “She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 2 March morning and is currently warded in an […]
(Eagle News) — The remaining three Filipino repatriates from Japan who were being observed for symptoms of a respiratory disease have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. This was according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who gave a television interview. “They turned out negative, according to the latest report from (the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine),” Duque said. He said the test results would be validated. Earlier ten Filipinos who were repatriated from Japan […]
(Eagle News)–Ten of the 13 Filipino repatriates from the Diamond Princess who were being monitored for respiratory disease symptoms have tested negative for the virus. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Department of Health was awaiting the results of the three other Filipinos. Over 400–or 445–Filipinos were repatriated from the Japan cruise ship, including Department of Foreign Affairs and Health officials. The Filipino repatriates remain quarantined in the New Clark City in Tarlac. […]
(Eagle News)–Seven of the nine Filipino repatriates who were being monitored for respiratory disease symptoms have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. DOH Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a radio interview that the Department of Health was still waiting for the laboratory results on the two remaining repatriates. The nine Filipinos showed symptoms ranging from cough to sore throat. The nine were part of the 445 Filipinos from the Japan cruise ship Diamond […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump moved to quell fears about the novel coronavirus after the first death on US soil was confirmed Saturday. The US fatality occurred in Washington State’s King county, which includes Seattle, a city of more than 700,000 people, said health officials. The victim was not immediately identified, but Trump told reporters that the victim was a woman in her late 50s. “We’ve taken the most aggressive […]
