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Cebu city placed under ECQ due to increasing cases

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:14:05 +0000

The government is now zeroing in on Cebu city and Talisay city where the local officials will again tighten quarantine rules.

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IATF: Duterte to announce decision on quarantine rules

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:00:28 +0000

The palace remains tight lipped on the possible new instructions ahead of the much awaited announcement.

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Duterte spares Duque, threatens other health officials

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 23:16:49 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte is frustrated with the delay in the cash benefits for health workers who were either critically ill or died because of Covid-19. He has threatened to sack Health Department Officials, except Secretary Francisco Duque.

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Duterte orders medicine price ceilings

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:32:39 +0000

Millions of Filipinos can now spend less for their health after President Duterte issued an executive order setting a price cap on certain drugs and medicines. Cheaper prices of medicine await those with common illnesses including hypertension, diabetes and heart disease, among others.

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27 Filipinos infected on cruise ship in Japan

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:23 +0000

Twenty-seven Filipinos on the cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan are now infected with the Novel Coronavirus. Some of them are crew members. They have been under quarantine along with all the others on the ship.

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Health Department confirms first novel coronavirus case

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:23:36 +0000

The patient with the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus here in the Philippines did not show any symptoms of the disease. But Health authorities warn even if the patient is “asymptomatic” she can still spread the virus. Authorities are now tracing people who were in contact with the patient.

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How patients are tested for new coronavirus

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:37:53 +0000

Philippine Health authorities will soon be able to detect a coronavirus infection instead of sending samples to Australia for testing. A test kit from Japan arrived yesterday but will take about 48 hours to set up. Our Triciah Terrada explains how confirmation tests are currently done and how long they take.

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Persons under investigation for new coronavirus down to 23

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:32:43 +0000

A patient monitors for possible coronavirus infection died of pneumonia yesterday. But Health officials are still waiting for additional test results to link the death to the disease.

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Some residents still staying in Balete despite lockdown

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:53:32 +0000

Authorities not taking any chances. They want zero casualities if a hazardous eruption does happen. But some residents in the town of Balete in Batangas are still defying government orders.

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Devotees join procession of the Black Nazarene replicas

CNN Philippines, Triciah Terrada — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:50:18 +0000

We are a day away from the annual traslacion which is expected to draw millions of devotees. Yesterday, almost a thousand joined the procession of the Black Nazarene replicas in Manila.

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