EO against coronavirus issued: Daanbantayan resorts’ frontliners should wear face masks

Doris C. Bongcac 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Front desk employees of the different resorts in Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu will now be required to wear face masks while attending to their respective works. Mayor Sun Shimura…

Wuhan nurse shaves head to aid her work against virus

China Daily/Asia News Network 01/27/2020

WUHAN — Shan Xia, a 30-year-old nurse with Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, shaved her long hair on Monday (Jan 27) to help her work in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Shan, a mother of two, said…

Canada reports first ‘presumptive’ coronavirus case

AFP 01/26/2020

MONTREAL, Canada — Canada’s first “presumptive” case of a new coronavirus has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the Chinese city where the virus first appeared, health officials announced Saturday. “We have the…

China virus toll rises to 54 dead, more than 300 new cases — gov’t

AFP 01/26/2020

WUHAN, China — The number of confirmed deaths from a viral outbreak in China has risen to 54, with authorities in hard-hit Hubei province on Sunday reporting 13 more fatalities and 323 new cases. The latest numbers…

Passengers from Wuhan, China to be flown out of Kalibo, Aklan – CAAP

Krissy Aguilar 01/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Over 500 airline passengers who arrived at the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan from Wuhan, China will be subjected to forced repatriation following the novel coronavirus scare, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines…

Non-specific pancoronavirus strain in Cebu City

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2020

(Updated January 22, 2020) CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health (DoH) is now investigating the case of a 5-year-old child from Wuhan City in China, who is currently admitted in a hospital in Cebu City, after testing…

Niccolo and Marco Polo Hotels launch Lunar New Year Offer

PR 01/30/2017

THE Year of Rooster will begin at the end of January and is a perfect time of year for family gatherings and celebrations. Niccolo and Marco Polo Hotels announce their holiday special for this festive season with…

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