(Eagle News)–Classes on Monday, March 9, were suspended in at least one area as a precaution against the novel coronavirus.
Below is a list:
Navotas City: all levels, public and private
Cainta, Rizal: all levels, public and private, until Tuesday (March 10)
Taytay, Rizal: all levels, public and private
Marikina: all levels, public and private
San Juan City: all levels, public and private
The Department of Health on Saturday confirmed a new COVID-19 case, the wife of a previously confirmed case.
This was a day after the DOH said two new cases had been added to the three existing ones.
With the recent confirmations, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rises to 6.
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the declaration of a public health emergency following the confirmation.