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BREAKING: COVID-19 in the country surpasses 3,000 mark. Total cases now at 3,018, death toll at 136, recoveries at 52, D...
03/04/2020

BREAKING: COVID-19 in the country surpasses 3,000 mark. Total cases now at 3,018, death toll at 136, recoveries at 52, Department of Health says.

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UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country now at 2311; death toll at 96; recoveries at 50.
01/04/2020

UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country now at 2311; death toll at 96; recoveries at 50.

BREAKING: Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tests positive for COVID-19, confirms his spokesman on Tuesday....
31/03/2020

BREAKING: Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tests positive for COVID-19, confirms his spokesman on Tuesday.

The test result was released by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine on March 28.

His spokesman, Atty. Victor Rodriguez, said that Marcos is in stable condition.

*more details to follow*

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BREAKING: COVID-19 in the country surpasses 2,000 mark. Total cases now at 2,084, death toll at 88 and recoveries at 49,...
31/03/2020

BREAKING: COVID-19 in the country surpasses 2,000 mark. Total cases now at 2,084, death toll at 88 and recoveries at 49, says Department of Health.

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UPDATE: Department of Health records 128 new cases of COVID-19 in the the country, bringing total to 1546; 7 additional ...
30/03/2020

UPDATE: Department of Health records 128 new cases of COVID-19 in the the country, bringing total to 1546; 7 additional deaths bringing death toll to 78, while recoveries remain at 42.

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UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country jumps to 1,418, death toll at 71. |
29/03/2020

UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country jumps to 1,418, death toll at 71.

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UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country now at 803; death toll at 54.|
27/03/2020

UPDATE: Department of Health says COVID-19 cases in the country now at 803; death toll at 54.

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UPDATE: Court justice staffer tests positive for COVID-19, says Supreme Court on Thursday.“We immediately informed and g...
26/03/2020

UPDATE: Court justice staffer tests positive for COVID-19, says Supreme Court on Thursday.

“We immediately informed and got in touch with all court personnel who may have had contact with the said staff of Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier,” court spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka said.

Associate Justice Lazaro-Javier said the staffer last reported for work on March 12 and left at around noon when she started having fever. The office was sanitized the following day.

The staffer got tested on March 19 which came out positive on March 24 per the City Health Office of Bacoor in Cavite.

"All our staff have been observing proper health and hygiene measures and self-quarantine since [Chief Justice's] announcement regarding modified work schedules," Lazaro-Javier said.

As of writing, there are 636 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country; death toll at 35 and recoveries at 26.

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BREAKING: Sen. Sonny Angara tests positive for COVID-19.The senator said he took the test on March 16, and experienced m...
26/03/2020

BREAKING: Sen. Sonny Angara tests positive for COVID-19.

The senator said he took the test on March 16, and experienced mild symptoms (mild fever, cough, headache and fatigue) during his self-quarantine.

He is the third senator to test positive for the virus, following Sen. Koko Pimentel and Sen. Migz Zubiri.

*more details to follow*

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BREAKING: Makati Medical Center (MMC) releases statement denouncing Sen. Koko Pimentel for his “irresponsible and reckle...
25/03/2020

BREAKING: Makati Medical Center (MMC) releases statement denouncing Sen. Koko Pimentel for his “irresponsible and reckless action,” on Wednesday.

"He added to the burden of a hospital trying to respond to its most competent and aggressive manner to cope with the daunting challenges of this COVID-19 outbreak," MMC said in a statement.

After confirming he tested positive for COVID-19 in an interview with CNN Philippines, Senator Pimentel admitted he was at a hospital upon learning the result.

“Senator Pimentel violated his home quarantine protocol, entered the premises of the MMC delivery room, thus, unduly exposed healthcare workers to possible infection," said MMC.

The senator, who suffered mild symptoms, had himself tested on March 20 and learned of the result four days later.

Under Department of Health’s updated guidelines released on March 16, persons under investigation (PUI) must be in quarantine and isolation.

In the same guidelines, a PUI may only get tested if:
- they have severe symptoms
- they belong to the vulnerable population: elderly, pregnant women, those who are immunocompromised (weakened immune system due to underlying illnesses)

Below is a copy of MMC’s statement.

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BREAKING: The Department of Health announces 84 new cases of COVID-19. Total cases in the Philippines now at 636. | via ...
25/03/2020

BREAKING: The Department of Health announces 84 new cases of COVID-19. Total cases in the Philippines now at 636.

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UPDATE: Sen. Koko Pimentel tests positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Pimentel said he was tested on March 2...
25/03/2020

UPDATE: Sen. Koko Pimentel tests positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Pimentel said he was tested on March 20 and got the result on Tuesday.

"I was informed late last night March 24, 2020 that I have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The swab was taken last Friday, March 20, 2020," said Pimentel.

He also quarantined himself upon his doctor's advice following the Department of Health (DOH) protocol.

In an interview with CNN Philippines, however, he revealed that he was at a hospital with his pregnant wife Kathryna when he received the news.

This inadvertently put the medical workers inside the hospital at risk, but Senator Pimentel claimed he left immediately after learning he was positive.

The senator also said he only had mild symptoms before getting the results.

“Okay naman, I just have a slight sore throat. Walang fever, chills wala naman," he said in an interview.

According to testing guidelines released by the DOH on March 16, only persons under investigation (PUIs) with severe symptoms can be tested for COVID-19.

People who have two or all of the following are listed as PUIs
- History of travel in the past 14 days to countries with local transmission and risk of importation of the virus
- History of exposure with a confirmed case
- Has symptoms of respiratory illness (cough and/or colds) and/or fever

Elderly with symptoms either mild or severe, or have underlying illnesses can be tested immediately.

Pimentel is the second senator who tested positive for COVID-19 after Sen. Miguel Zubiri.

| via Liezelle Roy

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