DoH: Boy suspected of SARS-like disease in Cebu tests negative

Credit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:20:07 +0000

A five-year-old boy in Cebu City suspected of being a carrier of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) tested negative for the disease, the Department of Health (DoH) confirmed on Friday night. “This is indeed very welcome news to ease the Filipinos’ growing concern. I assure everyone that your Department of Health will not stop here […]

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Countries scramble to stop deadly virus

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:18:47 +0000

WUHAN, China: China locked down two major cities in a province at the center of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday, Hong Kong turned two holiday camps, including a former military barracks, into quarantine zones, and Dubai Airport, one of the world’s biggest aviation hubs, started carrying out thermal screening of all passengers arriving from […]

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Manila-Wuhan flights suspended

Credit to Author: Benjamin L. Vergara, TMT| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:02:09 +0000

THE Philippines’ Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) suspended the direct flights of two airlines from Manila to Wuhan, the country’s aviation regulator announced on Thursday in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus that has killed at least nine people in the Chinese city and has reached the United States. The Civil Aviation […]

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