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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, called on Filipinos to stay calm but remain vigilant amid the novel coronavirus threat. In a video message posted on RTVM’s Facebook page, the President said there was so far no recorded local transmission of COVID-19, with the country’s confirmed cases still pegged at three. He said the government “together with the World Health Organization, medical societies and partners in private sectors is addressing the […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos who were repatriated from China over the weekend were brought to the hospital recently due to “diarrhea and abdominal discomfort,” the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Feb. 12. In a press conference, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said the one-year-old boy and the 34-year-old woman who were rushed to a hospital in Pampanga after complaining of abdominal pains, too, however, tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 people initially placed under investigation for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have already tested negative for the virus, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Of the 208, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said 165 have been discharged. So far, the number of persons under investigation for COVID-19 was pegged at 408, but it was unclear if the figure includes the PUIs who already tested negative for the virus. The […]
(Eagle News) — AirAsia on Tuesday, Feb. 11, announced the cancellation of its flights between the Philippines and Taiwan. The airline said the cancellation of its flights to and from Kaohsiung and Taipei was “in compliance with the government’s directive imposing travel restrictions” as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. The initial government ban included only mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. AirAsia said it “is making provisions for guests affected by the flight cancellations, […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday, Feb. 11, ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest those behind the dissemination of fake news on the novel coronavirus. Año issued the order after an infographic allegedly coming from the Department of the Interior and Local Government showed the government had banned travelers from 23 countries affected by the 2019-nCoV. The Philippine government has so far only banned travel to and from mainland China, Hong […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines has cancelled its flights to and from Taiwan. In a statement, PAL said the cancellation of flights PR890/891 Manila-Taipei-Manila and PR894/895 Manila-Taipei-Manila was in compliance with the Philippine government order expanding the travel ban as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Apart from Taiwan, the ban includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. According to PAL, for tickets bought through travel agencies, travelers may contact their travel agent for rebooking rerouting or […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Tuesday, Feb. 11, were cancelled as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Manila-Taipei 5J 312 5J 310 Taipei-Manila 5J 311 5J 313 The government had said it was mulling including Taiwan in the travel ban but that this was still subjected to approval by the task force.
(Eagle News)–The government is mulling extending the temporary ban on travelers from Taiwan to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Philippines would discuss that possibility first. “It will still be subjected to a discussion and agreement among the member agencies of the inter-agency task force,” Bayugo said. So far, the government’s ban includes travelers from mainland […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has said the quarantine of repatriated Filipinos from China in Capas, Tarlac poses no risk to residents there. Wuhan, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is situated in China. “How could that be when they will not even see a glimpse or shadow of our OFWs in the Athletes’ Village,” Año said in a statement. Año added those with symptoms will not be allowed to board the plane for […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Saturday, Feb. 8, donated food items and basic emergency products, including sanitation products for the people of Hubei, China, where Wuhan, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak is located. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Brigido J. Dulay turned over the donation to Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, on behalf of the Philippine government at a ceremonial turnover in […]
(Eagle News)–The Filipino domestic worker who was quarantined in Hong Kong after her employer tested positive for the novel coronavirus has been given a clean bill of health by Hong Kong authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the OFW, who was the first Filipino domestic worker quarantined in the special administrative region, has been discharged by the Hong Kong Department of Health. She had been placed under a 14-day quarantine […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the public to explore the country this year rather than go on a trip abroad, as he noted what he said could be the economic impact of the temporary ban on travelers from China and its special administrative regions on the Philippines’ tourism sector. In a statement, Gatchalian noted that Chinese tourists are the country’s second largest tourism market next to South Koreans. He said based on DOT records, […]
