Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported 142 more novel coronavirus cases Wednesday, a significantly lower increase than the day before, taking its total to 5,328 — the largest in the world outside China. Seoul had reported 851 new cases on Tuesday, its biggest daily case increase to date, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in declaring “war” against the deadly virus. Four more people had died, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government on Tuesday, March 3, partially lifted the travel restrictions to South Korea, stressing that only travel to North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo county, is banned. According to the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IAFT-EID) headed by the Department of Health (DOH), Filipinos will now be allowed to travel to the other parts of South Korea provided that they “sign a declaration signifying their […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions to South Korea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can now travel to South Korea but not to the whole of North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, where the novel coronavirus outbreak is concentrated. Panelo said the ease in the travel restrictions was decided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases after its meeting on Tuesday. Prior to this, […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines on Saturday, Feb. 29, announced the cancellation of flights between the Philippines and South Korea starting March 1. According to PAL, the following flights are cancelled: from March 1 to March 31: PR 468 Manila – Seoul (daily) PR 469 Seoul – Manila (daily) From March 2 to March 30: PR 418 Manila – Busan (Mo/Th/Fr) PR 419 Busan – Manila (Mo/Th/Fr) from March 8 to March 29: PR 418 Manila – […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 2,931 infections with three additional deaths. More than 90 percent of the new cases were in Daegu, the centre of the country’s outbreak, and its neighbouring North Gyeongsang province, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a statement. Three women in the Daegu […]
(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific has cancelled flights between the Philippines and South Korea following the government-imposed travel ban as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. CebuPac said these cancelled flights are from March 3 to April 30. 5J 188/ 5J 187 Manila-Incheon-Manila 5J 128 / 5J 129 Cebu-Incheon-Cebu 5J 180 / 5J 181 Kalibo-Incheon-Kalibo The airline said passengers affected by the flight cancellations may avail of any of the following options: • Rebook the flight to […]
(Eagle News) — At least 11 South Korean tourists from Daegu City who came to Boracay island are now being monitored by local health officials. The tourists arrived at the Kalibo International Airport on Feb. 25, a day before the Philippine government announced the travel restrictions on certain parts of South Korea due to the rising number of virus infections there. Aside from them, there are 26 Korean tourists from Daegu City who are […]
(Eagle News) – Cases of the highly infectious coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in South Korea have now reached more than 2,300, with the increase of more than 570 cases reported on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 – the highest jump so far in a single day outside of China. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea has now hit a total of 2,337. There were […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — K-pop megastars BTS on Friday canceled four concerts they were due to hold in Seoul in April, their agency said, as the coronavirus outbreak spreads in South Korea. The country has so far confirmed more than 2,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, by far the largest national total outside China, the origin of the disease. “We regret to announce” that the Seoul concerts have been canceled, BTS agency Big Hit […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported 256 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its total — the highest in the world outside China — to 2,022, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. More than 90 percent of the new cases were in Daegu — the city at the epicenter of the outbreak in South Korea — and the neighboring North Gyeongsang province, it added, with no further deaths keeping the […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Asian country as the number of cases surged by a quarter. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, adding the postponement was “until further notice”. The United States has 28,500 troops in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported 334 new coronavirus cases Thursday, taking its total to 1,595, still the largest in the world outside China, where the disease first emerged. No new deaths had occurred, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement, with the toll remaining at 12. © Agence France-Presse
