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(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office has been placed on heightened alert amid the novel coronavirus threat. NCRPO chief Debold Sinas said the aim was to use the NCRPO’s resources to “help ensure the prevention of the virus’ transmission and immediate response to any incident that may transpire in Metro Manila.” He said the chiefs of police in Metro Manila are advised to conduct Oplan Bandillo for community awareness and information dissemination. […]
(Eagle News)–San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday, March 11, confirmed that seven of the 33 novel coronavirus cases in the country came from the city. He said of the seven, four frequented the Muslim prayer hall in Greenhills which the 62-year-old confirmed COVID-19 case and the country’s first local transmission case frequented. Of these four, two also had a history of travel to Bali, Indonesia. He appealed to the public not to panic, […]
(Eagle News) — The Civil Service Commission on Tuesday, March 10, announced the postponement of its exams scheduled this Sunday. In an advisory, the CSC said this was in light of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a state of public health emergency following the increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in the country. The Philippines has so far confirmed 33 COVID-19 cases. It has imposed a travel ban on China, Hong Kong, Macau […]
Total number of COVID-19 cases in PHL at 33, not 35, the DOH says (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, March 10, apologized for the inaccurate number of new confirmed novel coronavirus cases it initially reported, saying the correct figure was 9, not 11. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the 11 new cases the DOH initially reported was the figure given by the World Health Organization. Upon verification though, Vergeire […]
(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 […]
(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)–Four National Capital Region Police Office personnel who had a history of travel to areas affected by the novel coronavirus or who were exposed to people who had a history of travel are on self-quarantine, NCRPO chief Debold Sinas said on Tuesday, March 10. Sinas said two non-uniformed personnel who traveled to Japan on March 4 and returned to the country only on Monday; a police staff sergeant who frequented the prayer hall in […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
