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(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) — 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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, March 9, confirmed Pasig’s two novel coronavirus cases. In a Facebook post, Sotto said of the two, one was not a resident but was confined in The Medical City, while the other was a resident currently confined in a private hospital outside Pasig. It was unclear if the two cases were among the four additional cases confirmed by the Department of Health on Sunday night. Sotto said […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Security Group will implement a “no-touch policy” on President Rodrigo Duterte as a safeguard against the novel coronavirus. Col. Jesus Durante III, PSG commander, added in a statement personalities expected to get near the President “especially during meetings and events will be thoroughly screened and tested for any illness related” to COVID-19. “These include PSG personnel, politicians, and dignitaries,” he said. He said large crowd gatherings with the President as guest of […]
(Eagle News)–Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Monday, March 9, confirmed the city’s first novel coronavirus case. In a message to reporters, the local government unit said the case was an 86-year-old resident who recently traveled to South Korea. The patient was among four additional COVID-19 cases in the country announced by the Department of Health on Sunday night. “The mayor has ordered a massive disinfection in the city,” the LGU said, adding that Teodoro would […]
(Eagle News)–Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, March 9, confirmed a case of the novel coronavirus in the city. The mayor said the victim was a resident of district one and is isolated in a hospital. The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council refused to give additional details while authorities trace the patient’s contacts. The patient was one of additional cases announced by the DOH on Sunday, March 8. The DOH has […]
