4 more Filipinos on cruise ship in Japan infected with nCoV

Christia Marie Ramos, Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jovic Yee, Julie M. Aurelio, Maria Adelaida Calayag, Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 02/11/2020

Updated @ 1:20 a.m., Feb. 11, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Four more Filipinos aboard a cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, tested positive on Sunday for the new coronavirus, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on…

China coronavirus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan

Associated Press 02/11/2020

BEIJING — China reported a rise in novel coronavirus cases Monday, possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of…

Garcia: ‘Wash your hands first before being keyboard warriors’

Rosalie Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of “attacking” the Chinese race or the measures taken by the government against the 2019 novel coronavirus, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has advised the public to “wash your hands.” Garcia said the public…

Layo ra gyud ta sa US ug Russia kay mi- ban dayon sa China

Llyod Suarez 02/02/2020

Ang paglubay-lubay sa baruganan sa atong mga local officials dinhi sa Sugbo pag ban sa mga Chinese tourists/nationals/travelers bisag anaa na sa epidemic level ang 2019 novel coronavirus, maoy timailhan sa huyang nilang liderato. Maanaa ug way…

The economic toll of an emerging pandemic

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 02/02/2020

As countries grapple with the spread of the deadly 2019 new coronavirus, there are fears the deadly infectious agent is developing into a pandemic, one that will impact severely on the global economy.    The Wuhan virus…

Where she went, whom she met: Actions taken regarding case No. 1

Irma Faith Pal - INQUIRER.net 02/01/2020

  DUMAGUETE CITY—Employees of a hotel in this city and a beach resort in a nearby town who may have had contact with the 38-year-old Chinese woman found positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) have been…

Cebu Pacific to pull out planes boarded by 2019-nCoV positive patient

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Pacific has started identifying and contacting the passengers seated nearby the 38-year-old Chinese woman who tested positive of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV-ARD). Cebu Pacific, the country’s largest budget…

Experts are scrambling to understand Wuhan coronavirus to prevent its spread

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As more information is gathered about how the 2019 novel-coronavirus (n-CoV or Wuhan coronavirus) behaves, health experts are also working hard to understand the virus to implement more measures to prevent its spread.…

DOH-7 chief: Possible quarantine of people who came in contact with Wuhan woman

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — People, who would be found to have encounters with the 38-year-old woman — the first case of Wuhan coronavirus in the country, might possibly be quarantined as a precautionary measure. Dr. Jaime Bernadas,…

Cebu Pacific to reduce flights to cities in China

Inquirer.net, Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s largest budget airline, Cebu Pacific, will be reducing direct flights connecting the country to several cities in China. This developed after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Thursday evening, January…

Capitol supports ban of travelers from Hubei, China — but not in other parts of China

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has expressed support on the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to ban travelers coming from Wuhan, and all other cities in Hubei Province in China. However, the…

DOH-7 chief: First coronavirus case in PH not among two monitored in Central Visayas

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philipines —The first confirmed patient of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) in the country is not among the two possible cases now being monitored in Central Visayas, the regional head of the Department of…

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