Health and Lifestyle
6 nCoV PUIs quarantined in Pampanga hospital
February 3, 2020, 7:29 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- Six patients under investigation (PUIs) for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are now in the isolation room of Jose B. Lingad General Memorial Hospital (JBLGMH) here pending the results of laboratory tests. This was confirmed by JBLGMH Director, Dr. Monserrat… Read More
No local transmission of 2019-nCoV: DOH
February 3, 2020, 4:12 pm
MANILA -- There is zero local transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. The two confirmed cases of n-CoV in the country both involve Chinese nationals. The second case involving a 44-year-old man died on Saturday. "It is… Read More
Child tests negative of meningococcemia in Dumaguete
January 31, 2020, 9:16 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A seven-year-old girl who was being treated for symptoms similar to meningococcemia was cleared by local health authorities after tests turned out negative of the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. Dr. Mark Llosa, director of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) here,… Read More
No case of 2019-nCoV in Pangasinan: health execs
January 31, 2020, 9:12 pm
DAGUPAN CITY—The management of Region 1 (Ilocos) Medical Center (R1MC) here and the provincial government of Pangasinan refuted circulating information in social media about the alleged confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the province. In a radio interview Friday, R1MC… Read More
Bacolod City forms task force vs. nCoV
January 31, 2020, 8:39 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued on Friday an executive order (EO) creating an inter-agency task force against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). “There is an urgent need to create a task force dedicated to properly address this rapidly emerging health threat,” the mayor said in… Read More
NegOr to quarantine foreigners coming from China, HK
January 31, 2020, 7:55 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Gov. Roel Degamo on Friday afternoon issued an executive order placing all foreigners and other individuals coming from China under quarantine for 14 days as part of the province’s measures to prevent the entry of the novel coronavirus. Degamo signed Executive Order No. 4… Read More
DOH reiterates importance of ban on travelers from Hubei
January 31, 2020, 7:35 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reiterated the importance of a temporary ban covering all travelers coming from Hubei province and other places in China where the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been observed following the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte.… Read More
Angeles City steps up measures vs. coronavirus
January 31, 2020, 7:25 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga -- The local chief executive here issued on Friday a directive that strictly prohibits all drug stores, convenience stores, and other similar establishments from overpricing and hoarding face masks, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizers, disinfectant sprays, grocery items, and… Read More
DOH teams coming to Dumaguete for nCoV patient contact-tracing
January 31, 2020, 5:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) central office is sending its epidemiological team here to conduct a contact-tracing to identify the persons who had come into contact with the Chinese woman who tested positive of the novel coronavirus – the first in the country – during her… Read More
WHO declares 2019 n-CoV public health emergency of int’l concern
January 31, 2020, 8:10 am
MANILA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. In a statement on Thursday, January 30, the WHO said its committee agreed that "the outbreak now meets the criteria for a public health emergency… Read More
Cebu City creates TF amid confirmation of first nCoV case in PH
January 30, 2020, 8:16 pm
CEBU CITY - Amid report of the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Philippines, the Cebu City Council has created a task force that will deal with the new strain of the deadly virus, an official here said on Thursday. Vice Mayor Michael Rama said in a radio interview that… Read More
Mom, daughter under watch due to symptoms of nCoV in N. Vizcaya
January 30, 2020, 8:14 pm
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya -- A mother and her daughter, who arrived from Hong Kong for a vacation over the weekend, have been placed in an isolation room of a hospital here and kept under watch after showing symptoms associated with the 2019-nCoV virus. Dr. Danilo Alejandro, officer-in-charge of… Read More
Duque endorses entry ban on travelers from Hubei, China
January 30, 2020, 7:11 pm
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said the Department of Health (DOH) would recommend temporary restriction of travelers from Hubei, China to keep the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from spreading nationwide. "I will strongly recommend to Inter-agency Task Force on… Read More
Ilocos Norte intensifies monitoring of coronavirus
January 30, 2020, 3:30 pm
LAOAG CITY—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte has asked the public not to cause panic by sharing unverified reports about the deadly coronavirus in the province. On Wednesday, some Ilocos netizens were alarmed by a video of a private hospital nurse in Laoag that went viral in social media… Read More
DOH gets confirmatory test kits for 2019-nCov
January 29, 2020, 7:37 pm
MANILA -- An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the "primers" or confirmatory test kits used for persons under investigation for potential novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) have arrived in the country. In a press briefing at the Philippine Blood Center in Quezon City, DOH… Read More
QC intensifies surveillance vs. 2019-nCov
January 29, 2020, 6:50 pm
MANILA -- Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday urged the hospitals in the city to intensify surveillance and support efforts on reporting possible cases for early detection as precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. “Kahit wala pang kumpirmadong kaso ng… Read More
DOH acts on overpriced face masks amid nCoV scare
January 29, 2020, 5:46 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) is taking action on the price regulation of N95 and surgical masks amid the novel coronavirus scare (2019-nCoV), its chief said Wednesday. "I have spoken to our director for pharmaceutical products or division...and that's exactly the direction we will… Read More
WHO, China discuss next steps in battle vs. coronavirus outbreak
January 29, 2020, 12:02 pm
BEIJING -- The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping here and shared the latest information on the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) outbreak and reiterated their commitment to bring it under control.… Read More
Coronavirus watch in Cebu goes down to municipal level
January 28, 2020, 8:30 pm
CEBU CITY – The heightened surveillance against the 2019 new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Province of Cebu will go down to the town level to protect the Cebuanos from the flu-like virus strain, the provincial health officer here on Tuesday said. Dr. Christina Giango, head of the Cebu… Read More
NegOr puts up contingency measures amid 2019-nCoV scare
January 28, 2020, 8:23 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental, through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), is putting in place contingency measures to prevent the entry of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and handle it in case it reaches the province. PHO head, Dr. Liland Estacion, in an… Read More
