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(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, March 17, announced 45 new coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country, bringing the total to 187. In a statement, the DOH also reported the recovery of another confirmed COVID-19 case. Patient 25, the DOH said, was a 31-year-old Filipino male from Negros Oriental, one of the two Filipino repatriates from the Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested positive for COVID-19. The DOH said the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has sustained community transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019, a Department of Health official said on Tuesday, March 17. “Yung ibang mga kaso wala na siyang relasyon sa ibang kaso,” Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a television interview. According to Vergeire, many of those with the virus were 29 years old to 59 years, the working age group. Almost 30 to 35 percent, she said, had mild symptoms, and […]
(Eagle News)–An employee of BDO Unibank Inc. in San Juan City has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, the bank announced on Tuesday, March 17. BDO said the employee underwent self-quarantine last Tuesday, March 10, and was informed of the positive test results on Monday, March 16. The bank said it was in close coordination with the Department of Health, and was tracing the people the patient may have had contact with. “The affected […]
PHL records two additional COVID-19 cases recorded, bringing number to 142 (Eagle News)–The Department of Health has announced the recovery of the first Filipino 2019 coronavirus disease case. In a statement, the DOH said patient 14, a 46-year-old male who was admitted on March 5 in Makati Medical Center and tested positive on March 9, now tested negative for COVID-19. He had started exhibiting symptoms on Feb. 25. He is now asymptomatic. The DOH reported […]
(Eagle News) -Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, March 16, tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease. Zubiri himself said this in a Facebook post, after he received the information from Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. He said he took the test on Friday. “I want people to know that this is not a laughing matter. It’s not a joke. Itong virus na to napakadaling mahawa. Imagine, ingat na ingat na ako. I was very […]
(Eagle News)–Senate work hours are now from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. An advisory from the Senate said this was “in view of the curfew to be implemented by the various local government units in Metro Manila, the possible reduction of public transport vehicles due to the declared community quarantine, the social distancing imposed in mass transit systems (LRT & MRT) and the establishment of checkpoints at various points of ingress and egress to Metro […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade tested negative for the novel coronavirus. He will, however, the Department of Transportation said in a Facebook post on Sunday, March 15, “take precautionary measures seriously while working for the benefit of the country” in compliance with Department of Health protocols. “Matibay ang Pilipino. Tuloy ang trabaho. COVID-19 may be strong, but it will never be strong enough to bring this country, and the hearts of the Filipinos down. GOD […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite on Sunday, March 15, confirmed its second case of the 2019 coronavirus disease. In a Facebook post, Gov. Jonvic Remulla said the patient was a medical practitioner. He said the patient, who is confined in a private hospital in Silang, was the apparent result of a community transmission. “Covid is here in Cavite. The possibilities of community transmission is very high. Please stay at home as much as possible,” Remulla said. Earlier, Remulla […]
(Eagle News)–The first confirmed novel coronavirus case in Cavite is now in stable condition. Imus Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi said patient number 20, a seaman who hails from Imus, has responded well to treatment. Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla earlier said the 48-year-old man who had passed through Narita airport in Japan was confined in the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Remulla had said the government was tracing the contacts the patient may have had contact with. […]
Philippine Heart Center limits hospital ops after several health personnel exposure to COVID-19 patient (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, March 14, reported 34 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 98. In a statement, the DOH also advised all travellers coming from the National Capital Region who are without symptoms to undergo strict home quarantine for 14 days. “Travellers from NCR who are out of the […]
(Eagle News)–There will be a “community quarantine” on Oriental Mindoro starting today, Saturday, March 14. In a Facebook post, Governor Bonz Dolor said the total ban on the movement of people and vehicles and vessels going in and out of the province starts past noon, at 12:01. “Simula 12:01 ng tanghali, Marso 14, 2020, ipapatupad ang total ban sa pagpasok ng mga tao sa ating lalawigan sa pamamagitan ng barko mula Batangas papuntang Puerto Galera […]
Senator Bong Go also negative for virus (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. According to Senator Bong Go, he also tested negative for COVID-19. “We are fit and healthy to perform our duties,” Go said. He said “just like our advice to the general public, we will take precautionary measures seriously and comply with the advice of our health officials in order to remain healthy and avoid the spread of […]
