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(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 4, said that the Palarong Pambansa is not among the events that will be postponed following the confirmation of two novel coronavirus cases in the country. In a Facebook post, the DepEd said Education Secretary Leonor Briones will instead issue a memorandum giving details on which events will be postponed in February. “A complete copy of the memorandum will be released and posted at the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go on Tuesday, Feb. 4, said the government has been on top of the novel coronavirus situation since Day 1. In his opening statement during the Senate committee on health’s hearing on the virus, Go noted that “even a key official from the World Health organization has commended the efforts” of the government in responding to the health concerns. Earlier, Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, said the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine ports remain open even to ships coming from China and its Special Administrative Regions so as not to disrupt the international cargo supply chain, the Philippine Ports Authority said on Tuesday, Feb. 4. In a statement, the PPA said the condition though was the “non-disembarkation of vessel crew” within 14 days after arrival. No visitors will also be allowed while a vessel is docked in any PPA-controlled port or at anchorage. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to increase the bed capacity of the East Avenue Medical Center from the current 600 to 1,000. In filing Senate Bill 1291, Angara noted that the last time the EAMC was able to increase its bed capacity was in 1997 when Congress passed Republic Act 8345. RA 8345 added 250 beds to the hospital’s then 350-bed capacity. “As the EAMC continuously provides quality health […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has asked private hospitals to help fight the novel coronavirus. A statement issued by his office said the President issued the appeal during a briefing with government officials and health experts in the Palace on Monday, Feb. 3. “The President also appealed to private hospitals to help the government fight the scourge by accommodating patients seeking treatment after hearing reports that some private facilities refuse to accept patients manifesting […]
(Eagle News) –The National Bureau of Investigation will be “on standby” to support the Department of Health in tracing those who came in contact with the Chinese couple who were the country’s first two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. As it is though, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said, the DOH has said “they can still handle the contract tracing.” The DOH has said of the 74 people who came in close contact with the […]
by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and difficulties” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, as state media said a new hospital built at breakneck pace began receiving patients in the epicenter of the crisis. Sixty-four new deaths were confirmed on Tuesday — surpassing Monday’s record to post the new biggest daily increase since the virus was detected late last year […]
(Eagle News)–Eight of the 74 people the Department of Health has determined as having had close contact with the two confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country have cough and colds, the Department of Health said on Monday, Feb. 3. According to Dr. Chito Avelino, the DOH’s epidemiology chief, the eight are included among the people who are being monitored for symptoms of the virus. Of the updated 80 patients under investigation, the DOH said […]
(Eagle News) — The travel ban announced by President Rodrigo Duterte following the confirmation of the Philippines’ first novel coronavirus case also covers other places in China where there is “a spread of the disease, as officially confirmed by the Chinese government.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the temporary ban on travelers coming from those areas was upon the recommendation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Earlier, Duterte, Senator Bong Go said, […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines will reduce its flights between Manila and mainland China by “more than 50 percent.” PAL announced this in a statement, after the Philippines confirmed its first novel coronavirus case, which was first identified in Wuhan in Hubei province, China. According to PAL, the reductions, which will start on Feb. 1, are in addition to the recent cancellation of all its chartered flights from China. “There is a need to maintain […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health will recommend the expansion of the temporary ban for travelers from Hubei, China to the Philippines to travelers from other Chinese provinces. Health spokesperson Eric Domingo, who read from a statement on Friday, Jan. 31, did not specifically say what these other provinces were but said the recommendation was as “new information on the increasing number of cases per region rises.” So far, Domingo said the number of […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, Jan. 29, said it “might be difficult” to repatriate Filipinos from Wuhan, China. He said this was because “we might even be risking them to contamination.” “The best way, I suppose, is to let them stay there and follow protocols in China,” he said. Panelo issued the remark after the Department of Health said Filipinos there could return to the Philippines for as long as they undergo a […]
