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San Lazaro is a government-funded special tertiary hospital that is a referral facility for infectious and communicable diseases.
The Department of Health earlier confirmed that a
The patient arrived from Wuhan City, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, through Hong Kong on January 21. She visited Cebu and Dumaguete before seeking medical help in Manila on January 25.
The Health secretary added that the DOH is implementing measures to protect the health staff of the hospital.
San Lazaro hospital is a special national hospital medical center for infectious diseases. According to its website, the hospital delivers health care especially for the poor suffering from infectious diseases.
The DOH said it has a special team in the hospital that handles the novel coronavirus cases so that other patients in the hospital will not
San Lazaro Hospital has since implemented a "No face mask, No entry" policy.
According to Duque, the Chinese woman who tested positive for the novel coronavirus is now asymptomatic, which means she is not showing symptoms or any other signs of illness.
"No cough, no fever, no sore throat. She seems to be well but we aren't letting her go until she tests negative for the virus," Duque told ANC's "Headstart
The DOH is still monitoring 29 patients under investigation, 23 of which
Of the 29 patients, 18 are in Metro Manila, four are in Central Visayas, three are in Western Visayas and one
Follow this page for updates on a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck dozens of people in China.
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,175,992 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 11:00 GMT on Thursday.
At least 44,561,260 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 29,949,000 are now considered recovered.
The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections. — AFP
The Department of Health reports 1,761 additional COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 376,935.
As of Oct. 29, 2020, there 39,940 active cases. Thirty-three succumbed to the deadly virus while 740 more have recovered.
India on Thursday passes eight million coronavirus cases, with the world's second-worst-hit country bracing for a possible second wave ahead of winter and a series of religious festivals.
There have now been 8,040,203 cases and 120,527 deaths across the country of 1.3 billion people, according to the latest government figures.
The United States has seen 9.1 million cases and more than 230,000 deaths. — AFP
Latest government figures show India passed eight million coronavirus cases and the world's second-worst-hit country is bracing for a new wave in the pandemic.
There have now been 8,040,203 cases and 120,527 deaths across the country of 1.3 billion people.
The United States has seen 9.1 million cases and more than 230,000 deaths. — AFP
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,168,750 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 11:00 GMT on Wednesday.
More than 44,056,470 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 29,694,100 are now considered recovered.
The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections. — AFP
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