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COVID-19 cases reach 3,018: DOH

April 3, 2020

Total confirmed 2019 coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) cases jumped past the 3,000 mark as of Thursday afternoon,the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. There are 3,018 cases, said the DOH, sparked by 385 new cases. Fatalities rose to 136 after 29

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Six million masks from India may soon be available in drugstores – Galvez

April 3, 2020

Some six million face masks from India might soon be available in some pharmacies and drugstores in the country. In a virtual press briefing on Thursday night, National Task Force Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said he talked to the

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Two cops die from COVID-19: PNP

April 3, 2020

The Philippine National Police on Friday confirmed that two personnel died due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said the fatalities were a 46 -year -old policeman,listed as PNP-13, in Laguna and

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QC cops charge 21 residents who staged EDSA protest

April 3, 2020

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Friday said they filed the complaints against the 21 arrested residents of Sitio Roque, Barangay Pagasa last April 1 for violating the enhanced community quarantine. In a virtual presser, Police Brigadier General Ronnie

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NCRPO says Manila cop did not hit residents

April 3, 2020

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday clarified that the police officer caught on video threatening and shouting at residents in Quiapo last week did not hit the residents. In a virtual presser, Police Major General Debold Sinas

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Gov’t eyes more quarantine facilities, including Philippine Arena; has 8 COVID-19 testing centers now

April 3, 2020

The Philippine government is eyeing more quarantine sites, including the Philippine Arena in Bulacan province, for coronavirus disease patients as it has been expanding its testing centers nationwide, officials said. National Task Force Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., in

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IATF says too early to say if Philippines is flattening curve on COVID-19 cases

April 3, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said on Friday it was too early to say that the number of coronavirus disease cases is flattening after more than two weeks since the implementation of the enhanced

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OCD starts distributing PPEs to COVID-19 referral hospitals

April 3, 2020

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) started on Thursday sending of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sets to COVID-19 referral hospitals. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director and OCD administrator, said the first batch

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