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Unscheduled meeting called to address DOLE chief Bello’s concerns on “too long” 14-day quarantine for OFWs (Eagle News) – Health experts insisted on the value of a longer quarantine period for returning OFWs – from a minimum of 10 to 14 days –to protect the country from incoming variants of COVID-19 which President Rodrigo Duterte supported. In a Talk to the Nation of President Duterte Wednesday night, April 21, specialist doctors who are members […]
Santiago City, and provinces of Abra and Quirino also placed under MECQ (Eagle News) – After the addition of over 3,000 COVID-19 beds, President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force to place Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting Monday, April 12 until April 30, Malacanang said on Sunday, April 11. Also placed under MECQ from April 12 […]
(Eagle News) — Passi City in Iloilo province has been placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) as COVID-19 cases continued to spike, mostly among market vendors, and with confirmed active cases reaching 220 on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Passi City Mayor Stephen Palmares said that they are now continuously contact tracing the area and the ECQ protocol would further limit movement and hopefully transmission of the virus. The ECQ which started on Jan. 28 […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China’s Shijiazhuang city as construction crews work around the clock to erect a large quarantine facility to curb the city’s growing Covid-19 outbreak. China has largely brought the virus under control even as the rest of the world struggles with mounting deaths and overburdened hospitals. But a spate of small, localised outbreaks has prompted Chinese officials to order […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that all arrivals to the UK will have to quarantine and show negative virus tests from next week as hospitalisations and deaths continued to soar but new cases fell. The measures which enter into force early on Monday come after Britain banned all arrivals from South America and Portugal on Friday over fears of importing a new coronavirus variant from Brazil. […]
New quarantine protocols subject to appeal by LGUs (Eagle News) — Malacanang released the community quarantine classifications for January next year which includes the retention of General Community Quarantine in Metro Manila, Davao City and eight other areas. Aside from Metro Manila and Davao City, the following areas will remain under GCQ: Isabela, Santiago City, Batangas, Iloilo City, Tacloban City, Lanao del Sur, Iligan City, and Davao del Norte. All other areas are still […]
(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo said she and her staff have tested negative for COVID-19 after taking the swab test. In a tweet in her official twitter account, Robredo said that all of them at the Office of the Vice-President (OVP) who were exposed to a COVID-19 positive person last week had tested negative for the virus. “All of the OVP staff who were exposed last week tested negative. Thank God!! All the activities […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo said she and her staff are under quarantine after being exposed to a person who turned out to be COVID-19 positive last week. In her weekly radio program, “Biserbisyong Leni” on Sunday, Oct. 25, Robredo said that the exposure happened sometime Wednesday or Thursday while she and her team were doing the rounds of their project regarding community learning hubs in Metro Manila. “Umikot kami. Monday nasa Pasig, […]
Roque stresses resumption of face-to-face classes set in January 2021 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that 50 percent of public schools in Metro Manila will be used as “temporary quarantine facilities” amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement on Tuesday, August 12, as the Palace stressed that there would be no face-to-face classes within the year. “The Palace confirms that 50% of public school classrooms in the National Capital […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus have led several European states to tighten measures as they scramble to prevent its spread. Here is an overview of recent developments, which include localised lockdowns and the obligation to wear face masks among others: – Spain – The almost four million residents of Spain’s second city Barcelona were from July 17 urged to stay at home by the Catalan regional government, unless absolutely necessary, […]
No house-to-house provision, Palace says (Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, July 15, said COVID-19 cases that have been reported to the government and are not qualified for home quarantine will be transferred to quarantine facilities so they can complete the 14-day period. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification in a television interview after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said health officials would lead a “house-to-house search” for the patients–whether asymptomatic or with mild […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued show-cause orders against eight Cebu City barangay chiefs. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the barangay chairs, whom he did not name, were given 48 hours to explain their alleged failure to implement community quarantine protocols. “Mayroon pong mga kapitan na tinolerate nila ‘yung pa-basketball, violation ng curfew. Mayroon pong mga illegal na cockfighting na nangyari,” Malaya said. He said if the allegations […]
