Tag: quarantine

Coast Guard probing ship which misrepresented China departure date to enter PHL; criminal charges eyed

(Eagle News) – A Panama-flagged cargo vessel that came from China and misrepresented its date of departure there is now being investigated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the possible filing of criminal charges. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Joel S Garcia has ordered the probe of Panama-flagged cargo vessel “MV Harmony 6” after its captain allegedly declared false information of its port clearance details amid intensified maritime security measures against 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). […]

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Germany quarantines 1,000 as coronavirus cases push past 50

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Around 1,000 people were in quarantine in Germany’s most populous state Friday, as the number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Europe’s biggest economy rose above 50. The district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia said it had to take the step of keeping around 1,000 home as an infected couple had participated in carnival celebrations in mid-February. Schools and kindergartens were also shut in the district until Monday as […]

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China toll leaps past 1,600 as first death reported outside Asia

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surpassed 1,600 in China on Sunday, with the first fatality reported outside Asia fuelling global concerns. More than 68,000 people have now been infected in China from a virus that emerged in central Hubei province in December before spreading across the country and some two dozen countries. Amid criticism over the handling of […]

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US to evacuate Americans as virus cases rise on quarantined ship

by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse Americans will be removed from a cruise ship quarantined off Japan and flown home, the US embassy said Saturday as dozens more cases of the new coronavirus were diagnosed on board. At least 285 people on the Diamond Princess have contracted the illness but hundreds of passengers and crew have not yet been tested as they wait in a quarantine that was scheduled to end February 19. In a […]

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19 BI officers told to undergo home quarantine after boarding ships carrying passengers who had visited China

  (Eagle News) – The Bureau of Immigration said that 19 of its immigration officers who boarded vessels which carried passengers with travel history from China, Hong Kong and Macau, have been advised to go on “home quarantine.” In a statement, Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said that the 19 immigration officers had boarded five different cruise ships that have passengers who visited China, Hong Kong and Macau in the last two weeks, and arrived between […]

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President Duterte orders establishment of quarantine facility to prevent nCoV spread

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the establishment of a repatriation and quarantine facility, as he ordered a mandatory 14-day quarantine for Filipinos and Philippine permanent resident visa holders coming from China and any of its special administrative regions. In his written directive released by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Sunday, Feb. 2, President Duterte also ordered a temporary ban on foreign travelers, regardless of nationality,  from China and its special administrative regions within 14 […]

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DFA official on possible repatriation of Filipinos in China: President Duterte’s order is to “bring home everyone”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order “to bring home everyone” in China, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said on Tuesday, Jan. 28. “That’s the order of the President, to bring home everyone. And we will bring everyone home safely,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said in a press conference, as Chinese health authorities reported a spike to over 100 in the deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Asian country. […]

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20,000 pigs culled to control ASF

(Eagle News)—Some 20,000 pigs have already been culled in the country because of African Swine Fever, based from reports from the Department of Agriculture. “The majority of the pigs were from Bulacan and the areas were already quarantined including nearby areas of Pampanga,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. But he said that from the reported hog cases, only one-third were affected with ASF virus. Two-thirds of the 20,000 pigs culled were not affected by ASF […]

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Bird flu crisis in PHL now “officially over,” poultry products safe to eat, says agri and health dep’ts

(Eagle News)  — The crisis from the bird flu is now over and it is now safe to eat poultry products, according to both the agriculture and health departments. This announcement was made after there were no more reported cases of birds or fowl that have bird flu, and upon the Department of Agriculture’s order lifting the 7-kilometer radius quarantine restrictions in previously affected areas in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija. This means that the transport […]

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