The Department of Health is allocating P500 million to fund the country’s fight against the Ebola virus.
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Obama ok to appointing Ebola Czar: thumbs down travel ban
United States President Barack Obama said that he is okay with the appointment of an Ebola czar to lead US efforts to contain the said virus.
Philippine government to raise alert level 3 in west Africa
The Philippine government is studying the possibility of raising alert level 3 in west Africa due to the continuing threat of the Ebola virus. Said alert level will result into the voluntary repatriation of Philippine citizens in the affected countries.
Obama postpones campaign trip
United States President Barack Obama postponed his scheduled campaign trip to New Jersey and Connecticut in order to hold a cabinet meeting regarding the Ebola virus.
WHO estimates 10,000 Ebola infections every week
The World Health Organization estimated 10, 000 new cases of Ebola infection every week.
Aquino vows to keep Filipinos safe from Ebola outbreak
President Aquino vowed to keep Filipinos safe from the Ebola virus, after the World Health Organization said the Philippines is vulnerable to the said virus due to its large population of migrant workers.
Philippines ready for Ebola
The Department of Health said that the Philippines is ready if ever the Ebola virus was able to enter the country.
U.S. begins enhanced Ebola screening program at New York’s JFK airport
BY SEBASTIEN MALO (Reuters) – Stepped up efforts by the U.S. to halt the spread of the Ebola virus will start at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, where teams armed with thermal guns and questionnaires will screen travelers from West African countries hit hardest by the outbreak. JFK Airport is the first of five U.S. airports to start enhanced screening of U.S.-bound travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where most […]
Relatives of Texas Ebola patient quarantined at home
Several relatives of the Liberian man who is the first person to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States are under quarantine in their Dallas, Texas home.
Ebola death toll continues to rise
In a report, WHO said that the death toll has reached 2, 296. At present, more than 4, 000 are affected with the deadly disease in five countries located in west Africa.
PNP prepares isolation rooms for possible victims of Ebola
The Philippine National Police is preparing its medical facilities in Camp Krame in time for the arrival of 31 PNP personnel who served as United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia, one of the countries in West Africa affected by the Ebola virus.
Ebola outbreak now a global threat
The World Health Organization is asking the international community to enforce stricter methods to contain the Ebola virus as rising numbers of casualties make the outbreak a global threat.
