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DOH launches COVID-19 Hotlines: 1555 (PLDT, Smart, Sun, and TNT subscribers) and (02) 894-26843 (894-COVID).

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South Korea reports 315 new coronavirus cases, takes total to 2,337 - KCDC

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(Reuters) - South Korea reported 315 additional coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing up the total infections in the country to 2,337, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention said.

The updated numbers came after the agency confirmed 256 cases earlier in the day. Together it marked the largest daily increase since South Korea confirmed its first patient on Jan. 20.

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The US' newest coronavirus patient had no known exposure to anyone sick and hadn't gone to China, which suggests containment might be impossible

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  • A confirmed You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. patient in California had no travel history in China and no known exposure to anyone infected.
  • It's the first potential case of "community spread" in the US.
  • One health official said this requires a transition "from trying to contain the disease to more of a mitigation approach."
A patient in Solano County, California, has gotten the COVID-19 coronavirus without traveling to China or having any known contact with someone sick, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis sick a day after supporting coronavirus sufferers

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Pope Francis has come down with a “slight indisposition,” forcing him to cancel a planned Mass in Rome, just a day after he E×ρréššed his solidarity with coronavirus sufferers around the world — and as the disease continues to spread across Italy.

The illness has forced the 82-year-old pontiff to nix a penitential Mass, marking the start of Lent, that he’d planned to celebrate at the St. John Lateran basilica across town with Roman clergy, the Vatican said.
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Number of coronavirus cases from unknown source growing in U.S.

Three new confirmed or presumptive cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 contracted from an unknown source were reported Friday, bringing the total number of what could be "community spread" cases in the United States to four.

The patients from these four cases have no known travel history or exposure to someone who had traveled or been infected. Not all four have been confirmed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testing, but they tested positive locally.


New cases were reported in You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.on Friday. Earlier this week, a patient at a Sacramento hospital with no known source of infection was confirmed by CDC testing to have the illness.

The case in Washington state in Snohomish County involves a high school student, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The student is said to be doing well and did not attend classes after developing symptoms earlier this week.

"There was no travel history associated with this case. Our team is still in the midst of the contact investigation, so we do not yet know the possible source of infection," Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters said.

Spitters urged the public to remain calm and informed.

Oregon health officials You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.that someone who had spent time in an elementary school tested positive for COVID-19 in a local test, and the source of that infection is not yet known. Contact tracing is being conducted and is a top priority, Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen said.

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Number of U.S. coronavirus cases of unknown origin climbs to four

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. public health officials said they have identified four "presumptive" coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection, signaling a turning point in efforts to contain the disease in the United States.
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Main focus for preventing coronavirus spread should be hand hygiene, not face masks
“If I have to make a choice, I will keep my hands clean, I will use hand sanitizer, I will wash my hands with soap and water," a WHO official said.
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Frequent hand-washing, not wearing a face mask, is the most important step the public can take to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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U.S. postpones summit with ASEAN leaders amid coronavirus fears: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has decided to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host on March 14 due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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America’s Broken Social Safety Net Can’t Withstand The Coronavirus
Millions are uninsured, and many more face skyrocketing insurance costs. Others don’t have ρáíd sick days.

One of the best things you can do to fend off the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. when you’re sick.
Problem is, millions of working Americans don’t get ρáíd sick days. A stunning You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of low-wage workers and one of three workers in the private sector have no access to ρáíd sick time. All told, more than 30 million Americans don’t get ρáíd sick days. Many work in industries where they have regular contact with the public.
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Washington state man becomes first U.S. coronavirus fatality
(Reuters) - A Washington state man in his 50s with underlying health issues became the United States' first fatality from the coronavirus, officials said on Saturday, as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to combat the spread of the global outbreak.
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The United States has seen its first death from the novel #coronavirus outbreak. Combined with patients repatriated from abroad, the overall number of infected cases on U.S. soil is now about 70. Toby Muse has more from Washington.
 
South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,500


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FILE PHOTO: FILE PICTURE: Employees from a disinfection service company sanitise a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 28, 2020.
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FILE PHOTO: People pictured waiting in a line to buy face masks amid South Korea's coronavirus outbreak in front of a department store in Seoul,
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday with many holding online services instead, as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 376 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,526 cases
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Surgeon general urges the public to stop buying face masks amid coronavirus outbreak
February 29, 2020 at 2:46 pm | Updated February 29, 2020 at 10:12 pm

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People wear masks at JFK Airport in New York, Feb. 27, 2020. The surgeon general urged the public to stop buying masks, warning that it won’t help against the spread of the coronavirus but will take away important resources from health care professionals. (Stephanie Keith/The New York Times)

The surgeon general on Saturday urged the public to stop buying masks, warning that it won’t help against the spread of the novel coronavirus but will take away important resources from health care professionals.

“Seriously people — STOP BUYING MASKS!” the surgeon general, Jerome M. Adams, said in a tweet on Saturday morning. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if health care providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”
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Hospitals across the world are 'just not ready' for coronavirus, WHO official warns

Hospitals across the world are not prepared to handle the coronavirus outbreak that is migrating from Asia to continents across the world, World Health Organization officials said Friday.

Health systems, even in more advanced countries, are "just not ready" for a COVID-19 epidemic, said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's health emergencies program.
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The White House Is Censoring Its Top Infectious Disease Expert

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Moving forward, any government official who wants to talk about the COVID-19 outbreak will need Vice President Pence’s explicit approval.
As the White House sorts out the details of its coronavirus response plan — it took several days just to figure out You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. — it’s also clamping down on messaging, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
Specifically, that means that Anthony Fauci, a leading infectious disease expert and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) who’s served as one of the more You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of information as the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., can no longer issue statements to the press or public without Pence’s go-ahead.
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NASA images show China pollution clear as coronavirus shuts factories

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Satellite images showing the mean tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) density changes over China. Photo: NASA
Pollution levels have plummeted over China and it's "partly related to the economic slowdown following the outbreak of coronavirus," You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.accompanying the release of satellite images demonstrating the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) changes.

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Wash. State Sees 1st Virus Death in US, Declares Emergency
Officials in Washington state say a person has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States

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Dr. Sara Cody, Health Officer and Director, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department.

The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such reported death in the United States. More than 50 people in a nursing facility are sick and being tested for the virus.

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