Virus by qimono.
1. Republic of Korea - 977 cases; 10 deaths reported
2. Japan - 157 cases; 1 death reported
3. Singapore - 90 cases
4. Australia - 22 cases
5. Malaysia - 22 cases
6. Viet Nam - 16 cases
7. Philippines - 3 cases; 1 death reported
8. Cambodia - 1 case
9. Thailand - 37 cases
10. India - 3 cases
11. Nepal - 1 case
12. Sri Lanka - 1 case
13. United States of America - 53 cases
14. Canada - 10 cases
15. Italy - 229 cases; 6 deaths reported
16. Germany - 16 cases
17. France - 12 cases; 1 death reported
18. The United Kingdom - 13 cases
19. Israel - 2 cases
20. Russian Federation - 2 cases
21. Spain - 2 cases
22. Belgium - 1 case
23. Finland - 1 case
24. Sweden - 1 case
25. Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 61 cases; 12 deaths reported
26. United Arab Emirates - 13 cases
27. Bahrain - 8 cases
28. Kuwait - 8 cases
29. Oman - 2 cases
30. Afghanistan - 1 case
31. Egypt - 1 case
32. Iraq - 1 case
33. Lebanon - 1 case
34. International conveyance (Diamond Princess) - 691 cases; 3 deaths reported
The total confirmed case of coronavirus from China alone hit 77,780 with 2,666 recorded deaths (as of Feb 26).
WHO COVID-19 Risk Assessment
*China: Very High
*Regional Level: High
*Global Level: High
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[updates Jan 30]
Based on reports, the US and Japan have already started the evacuation of their nationals from Wuhan China; Hong Kong has also closed some of its borders to China and has stopped issuing travel permits to mainland tourists.
According to Manila health minister, Japanese experts will help the Philippines screen potential cases coronavirus. Philippines Health Secretary said that a government research institute in Muntinlupa can only check the presence of coronavirus, but cannot identify if the strain is the same strain from China.
Japan will give the Philippines a “primer” that can detect if a strain has the same genetic code as that strain from China; this will eliminate the need to send the specimen to Australia, which will lessen the time spent waiting for test results.
[updates Jan 31]
President Duterte has imposed a ban on travelers from Wuhan City and Hubei province, China. Philippines Presidential Spokes Person said today, January 31, that “upon the recommendation of DOH [Department of Health] Secretary Francisco Duque, the President has issued a travel ban to Chinese nationals coming from the Hubei province of China where the nCoV originated, as well as in other places in China where there is a spread of the disease”.
A study conducted by the University of the Philippines Mindanao shows that a beta coronavirus is present in a bat species in the region. According to Murao, the lead researcher of the study, "Coronaviruses have been living with these bats for a very long time already. Interestingly, we also found out that these coronaviruses belong to a different group compared to the SARS and the MERS coronaviruses".
The researcher advises to avoid disrupting the habitats of bats. She added that "as long as we keep the habitats of the bat intact, we do not disturb their habitats, there is a less chance of exposure of the humans to the bats".
[updates Feb 3]
President Duterte has further expanded the ban on travelers which now cover any person coming directly from China, Hong Kong and Macau. The following information was reflected on the order issued by Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB):
1. Temporary ban on entry into the Philippines of any person regardless of nationality, except Filipino citizens and holders of permanent resident visas (PRV) issued by the Philippine government, directly coming from China or its special administrative regions (SAR);
2. Temporary ban on entry into the Philippines of any person regardless of nationality, except Filipino citizens and PRV holders, who within 14 days immediately before arrival in the Philippines, has been to China or any SAR;
The second case of coronavirus in the Philippines was recorded last Saturday, Feb 1; the first death case of coronavirus outside China. The man was a 44-year-old who traveled to the Philippines from Wuhan, China. He was the companion of the 38-year-old woman who was the first to test positive in nCoV in the Philippines. According to government health officials, the patient developed severe pneumonia. The two patients were known to travel from Wuhan, China via Hong Kong; they then traveled to Cebu and Dumaguete before being admitted to San Lazaro Hospital, Manila.
[updates Feb 6]
Philippines confirms 3rd case of coronavirus. A 60-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, tested positive for nCoV. She was known to travel to the Philippines from Wuhan via Hong Kong; she arrived in Cebu City on January 20, then headed to the province of Bohol.
As of Feb 5, Department of Health is testing 133 people who might be infected by the novel coronavirus.
[updates Feb 8]
The first case of Filipino who tested positive on nCoV was recorded in a cruise ship in Japan. The Filipino was a crew member of Diamond Princess; 537 Filipino crew members of this ship are under quarantine. The second case of Filipino who tested positive on nCoV was confirmed in UAE by official Emirates News Agency.
As of Feb 8 there are 215 patients under investigation (PUI) in the Philippines for nCoV. There are 3 confirmed cases, 57 cases tested negative, and 155 cases pending test results.
[updates Feb 11]
nCoV 910 death report (1 from the Philippines and the rest are all from China) surpasses the SARS death toll of 774. According to a reputable news source, a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) had arrived in Beijing, China yesterday (Feb 10), led by SARS expert Dr. Bruce Aylward, to help assess the current condition of the nCoV outbreak in the country. A study published by the University of Basel in Switzerland on Feb 7, said that the true number of people in Wuhan exposed to the virus "may be vastly underestimated" (source: Japan Times: Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be nearing peak, study finds).
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirms an additional 4 cases of Filipino nCoV positive from Diamond Princess cruise ship (currently in Japan) bringing the total to 5. As of this writing, there are 6 Filipinos who tested positive on nCoV; 5 in Japan,1 in UAE.
Yesterday (Feb 10), the Department of Health (DOH) clarified the inclusion of Taiwan in the temporary travel ban imposed in the Philippines. Health spokesperson said that the WHO classifies Taiwan as part of China. The travel ban for Taiwan was implemented last week and not part of the temporary travel ban order, issued by the President last Feb 2.
In Hong Kong, the report says that dozens of residents were quarantined and evacuated from an apartment building after 2 people living in a different floor were found to be positive on nCoV. According to Hong Kong's Health Secretary, 4 other people living in three different units are showing signs and symptoms of coronavirus. The decision was made to evacuate residents after the discovery of an unsealed bathroom pipe in the apartment of a 62-year-old woman who tested positive on nCoV; a person living 10 floors below her apartment tested positive also on nCoV. The recent situation resulted in a comparison of an event that happened in the year 2003, where 329 residents of a housing estate in Hong Kong became infected by SARS, which was later discovered that the virus spread through defective pipes; it was known that 42 of the infected residents died. (source: Coronavirus Updates: Virus Is Said to Spread Through Apartment Building’s Pipes)
30 Filipinos who were repatriated from Hubei, China are now quarantined in New Clark City, Tarlac for 14 days.
Based on the DOH nCoV tracker, there are 3 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Philippines with 1 death report (non-local); 196 cases tested negative while 183 cases are waiting for test results. Out of 311 patients under investigation (PUI), 84% are currently admitted in the hospital, while 15% have been discharged, less than 1% have been recorded as non-nCoV related death.
[updates Feb 12]
World Health Organization (WHO) renames novel coronavirus (nCoV) as COVID-19 short for "coronavirus disease 2019".
Based on the DOH COVID-19 case tracker, there are 408 patients under investigation in the Philippines; 238 patients are currently admitted while 167 have been discharged. Confirmed case of coronavirus in the Philippines remains at 3 with 208 cases tested negative and 197 cases waiting for test results.
[new updates Feb 26]
The Republic of Korea has topped the list of countries with confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside China at 977 cases and 10 recorded deaths; second is Italy with 229 cases and 6 recorded deaths. Iran has 61 cases but has the highest recorded deaths at 12.
Philippines confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains unchanged at 3 with 1 recorded death.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, in media briefing (Feb 24) said that the COVID-19 virus is not yet pandemic based on their current assessment since they are not yet witnessing the uncontained global spread of the virus and that there is no widespread disease or death.
The director added that what they are currently seeing are epidemics in different parts of the world, affecting different countries in different ways and requiring a tailored response. He further remarks that using the word pandemic does not fit the facts, but may certainly cause fear. (see: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 24 February 2020)
Updated: January 30, 2020 5:52PM; January 31, 2020 1:31PM; Feb 3, 2020 2:25PM; Feb 6, 2020 10:22AM; Feb 8, 2020 8:23PM; Feb 11, 2020 7:18PM; Feb 12, 2020 4:35PM; Feb 26, 2020 3:41PM
Information on this page is subject to changes based on daily updates regarding coronavirus.
[updates Feb 6]
Philippines confirms 3rd case of coronavirus. A 60-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, tested positive for nCoV. She was known to travel to the Philippines from Wuhan via Hong Kong; she arrived in Cebu City on January 20, then headed to the province of Bohol.
As of Feb 5, Department of Health is testing 133 people who might be infected by the novel coronavirus.
[updates Feb 8]
The first case of Filipino who tested positive on nCoV was recorded in a cruise ship in Japan. The Filipino was a crew member of Diamond Princess; 537 Filipino crew members of this ship are under quarantine. The second case of Filipino who tested positive on nCoV was confirmed in UAE by official Emirates News Agency.
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| Photo credits to the Department of Health (DOH). |
As of Feb 8 there are 215 patients under investigation (PUI) in the Philippines for nCoV. There are 3 confirmed cases, 57 cases tested negative, and 155 cases pending test results.
[updates Feb 11]
nCoV 910 death report (1 from the Philippines and the rest are all from China) surpasses the SARS death toll of 774. According to a reputable news source, a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) had arrived in Beijing, China yesterday (Feb 10), led by SARS expert Dr. Bruce Aylward, to help assess the current condition of the nCoV outbreak in the country. A study published by the University of Basel in Switzerland on Feb 7, said that the true number of people in Wuhan exposed to the virus "may be vastly underestimated" (source: Japan Times: Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be nearing peak, study finds).
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirms an additional 4 cases of Filipino nCoV positive from Diamond Princess cruise ship (currently in Japan) bringing the total to 5. As of this writing, there are 6 Filipinos who tested positive on nCoV; 5 in Japan,1 in UAE.
Yesterday (Feb 10), the Department of Health (DOH) clarified the inclusion of Taiwan in the temporary travel ban imposed in the Philippines. Health spokesperson said that the WHO classifies Taiwan as part of China. The travel ban for Taiwan was implemented last week and not part of the temporary travel ban order, issued by the President last Feb 2.
In Hong Kong, the report says that dozens of residents were quarantined and evacuated from an apartment building after 2 people living in a different floor were found to be positive on nCoV. According to Hong Kong's Health Secretary, 4 other people living in three different units are showing signs and symptoms of coronavirus. The decision was made to evacuate residents after the discovery of an unsealed bathroom pipe in the apartment of a 62-year-old woman who tested positive on nCoV; a person living 10 floors below her apartment tested positive also on nCoV. The recent situation resulted in a comparison of an event that happened in the year 2003, where 329 residents of a housing estate in Hong Kong became infected by SARS, which was later discovered that the virus spread through defective pipes; it was known that 42 of the infected residents died. (source: Coronavirus Updates: Virus Is Said to Spread Through Apartment Building’s Pipes)
30 Filipinos who were repatriated from Hubei, China are now quarantined in New Clark City, Tarlac for 14 days.
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| Photo credits to the Department of Health (DOH). |
Based on the DOH nCoV tracker, there are 3 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Philippines with 1 death report (non-local); 196 cases tested negative while 183 cases are waiting for test results. Out of 311 patients under investigation (PUI), 84% are currently admitted in the hospital, while 15% have been discharged, less than 1% have been recorded as non-nCoV related death.
[updates Feb 12]
World Health Organization (WHO) renames novel coronavirus (nCoV) as COVID-19 short for "coronavirus disease 2019".
Based on the DOH COVID-19 case tracker, there are 408 patients under investigation in the Philippines; 238 patients are currently admitted while 167 have been discharged. Confirmed case of coronavirus in the Philippines remains at 3 with 208 cases tested negative and 197 cases waiting for test results.
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| Photo credits to the Department of Health (DOH). |
[new updates Feb 26]
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| Photo credits to the World Health Organization (WHO). |
The Republic of Korea has topped the list of countries with confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside China at 977 cases and 10 recorded deaths; second is Italy with 229 cases and 6 recorded deaths. Iran has 61 cases but has the highest recorded deaths at 12.
Philippines confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains unchanged at 3 with 1 recorded death.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, in media briefing (Feb 24) said that the COVID-19 virus is not yet pandemic based on their current assessment since they are not yet witnessing the uncontained global spread of the virus and that there is no widespread disease or death.
The director added that what they are currently seeing are epidemics in different parts of the world, affecting different countries in different ways and requiring a tailored response. He further remarks that using the word pandemic does not fit the facts, but may certainly cause fear. (see: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 24 February 2020)
Updated: January 30, 2020 5:52PM; January 31, 2020 1:31PM; Feb 3, 2020 2:25PM; Feb 6, 2020 10:22AM; Feb 8, 2020 8:23PM; Feb 11, 2020 7:18PM; Feb 12, 2020 4:35PM; Feb 26, 2020 3:41PM
Information on this page is subject to changes based on daily updates regarding coronavirus.
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