MANILA – An Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) sub-task group clarified Monday that there would be no changes in the existing protocols for arriving passengers at Philippine airports.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin “Benjie” Magalong said the key to successful contact tracing is the quality of information obtained by tracers to get a clear picture of the city’s rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection.
Malacañang on Sunday said it expects the Philippines to join clinical trials for a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by the last quarter of 2020.
WASHINGTON — The US National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Wednesday that it is suspending the remainder of the season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The decision came after a delay in the Jazz’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The NBA said in a statement that … Read More
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced on Wednesday that it will postpone all its activities in the 5×5 and even the 3×3 scenes indefinitely due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the decision was made after a lengthy emergency meeting set by the league’s board of governors. “Nag-meeting kami … Read More
Award-winning American actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid the ongoing global outbreak of the disease. Hanks posted a statement on his Instagram account. Hanks and Wilson were in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann’s currently untitled Elvis Presley film from Warner Bros. … Read More
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Classes in all levels, both in private and public schools in the towns of Lingayen, Bugallon and Mangatarem have been suspended for Tuesday as part of the local government units’ (LGU) precautionary measures against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In an advisory issued Monday, Bugallon town Mayor Priscilla Espino said the municipal government … Read More
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Department of Health Ilocos regional office (DOH-1) and the Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) have identified and are monitoring some people who had close contact with an Australia-based Filipina who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a press conference Monday, PHO chief, Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman said they … Read More
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a proclamation formally declaring a state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines after the health department reported the first known local transmission of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Duterte signed Proclamation 922 on March 8 to “capacitate government agencies and LGUs (local government units) to immediately act to … Read More
MANILA — World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on governments, companies, and news organizations to strengthen their efforts in spreading facts about the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to combat fake news about it worldwide. “Work with us to sound the appropriate level of alarm, without fanning the flames of … Read More
TOKYO — Japan is not considering cancellation or postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games over the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said on Thursday. The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo from July 24 to August 9. “I want to again state clearly … Read More
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III has postponed all the scheduled public events and gatherings that are crowd-drawing starting Feb. 13 until mid-April this year due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “We are undertaking all these preventive measures to ensure the safety and good health of all our constituents. … Read More
MANILA — The number of Filipinos onboard a quarantined ship in Japan who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has climbed to 11, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday. “As of 13 February 2020, the total number of Filipinos who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 11. All of them are now … Read More
BAGUIO CITY — The city’s hospitality industry is feeling the brunt of the cancellation of major events and gatherings due to the continuous threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Andrew Pinero, spokesperson of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio and manager for client and customer relations of the Baguio Country Club, said on … Read More
MANILA – The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) expects the coronavirus outbreak that has slowed down the Chinese economy to also impact the gross domestic product (GDP) of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China, including Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea, or the Asean+3. In its analytical … Read More
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will look into Taiwan’s appeal to lift its inclusion in the temporary travel ban imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) in the country, Malacañang said on Wednesday. In a media interview, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo acknowledged the concern of the Taiwanese government especially since no other … Read More