Duterte declares state of public health emergency due to Covid-19 President Rodrigo Duterte on March 7 has declared a state of public heal...
Duterte declares state of public health emergency due to Covid-19
President Rodrigo Duterte on March 7 has declared a state of public health emergency in the country, due to increasing number of confirmed cases of local transmission of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), two have been classified as local transmission.
President Rodrigo Duterte on March 7 has declared a state of public health emergency in the country, due to increasing number of confirmed cases of local transmission of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), two have been classified as local transmission.
Duterte made the decision upon the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) due to the COVID-19 alert level to Code Red sub-level one. to protect Filipinos.
WalangPasok: Class suspensions for March 9-10 due to COVID-19
Several areas and schools announced class suspensions on March 9 and 10 after the Department of Health confirmed the first case of local transmission of #COVID19 in the Philippines.
COVID-19 Alert System to Code Red – Sub-level 1 means that there is anticipation of “possible sustained community transmission” of the disease.
“Pursuant to the recommendation of the DOH and my suggestion as Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to issue a declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency due to the confirmation of local transmission of Covid-19 in our country,” Go said in press conference.
“This declaration (of state of public health emergency) is a signal to all concerned agencies, local government units, and health care providers to be ready to implement planned response measures," Malacañang said.
Malacañang has yet to issue an official statement, as of press time.
“Pursuant to the recommendation of the DOH and my suggestion as Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to issue a declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency due to the confirmation of local transmission of Covid-19 in our country,” Go said in press conference.
“This declaration (of state of public health emergency) is a signal to all concerned agencies, local government units, and health care providers to be ready to implement planned response measures," Malacañang said.
Malacañang has yet to issue an official statement, as of press time.
Several areas and schools announced class suspensions on March 9 and 10 after the Department of Health confirmed the first case of local transmission of #COVID19 in the Philippines.
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