Following the Department of Health (DOH) confirmation of the first novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case in the country, some residents in Bacolod City have reportedly begun “panic-buying” facemasks with local pharmacies and medical shops operating in front of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, shopkeepers, and pharmacists running out of both flu masks and N95 …
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Negros Oriental quarantines resort, hotel visited by nCoV patient
Establishments in Dumaguete City, Dauin affected The Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) announced the hotel in Dumaguete City and Dauin resort visited by the confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patient, who is currently confined at a hospital in Manila, have been quarantined. PHO head, Dr. Liland Bustamante-Estacion, said owners of the said establishments have been …
DOH confirms first nCoV case in PH
Five patients under investigation have been discharged Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday confirmed the first novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case in the Philippines. He said the patient is of Chinese descent and is confined to a hospital. “The confirmed case arrived in the Philippines from Wuhan, China via Hong Kong last January …
Treñas driver arrested for shooting cow
A man who serves as backup driver for Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas was arrested for shooting a cow earlier this week at his home in Barangay Buhang in Iloilo City’s Jaro district. Police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Carlito Abonador, who is currently detained at the Jaro Police Station. The suspect’s neighbor, Leira …
Chinese tourists in Dumaguete City seek visa extension to avoid nCoV
Two Chinese tourists visiting Dumaguete City are seeking a visa extension with the local Bureau of Immigration in order to avoid the ongoing novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China. The pair, identified as Chen Bei and Zou Qin, arrived in the Negros Oriental city on January 10 and their visas, which were acquired through the …
DOH official: Confirmed nCoV patient visited Dumaguete City
After Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday confirmed the first novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, case in the Philippines, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Ferchito Avelino said they have requested the flight details of the patient, who is a Chinese national. “We’re looking at the places they have been to in Cebu and Dumaguete …
DOH-6, Bacolod City hospital deny admitting nCoV patient
After text messages surfaced claiming a foreigner exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was admitted and quarantined at Bacolod City’s Riverside Medical Center, both the hospital and the Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) denied the claims. DOH-6 Project Development Officer Ben Dela Cruz affirmed the foreign patient admitted to the Bacolod City hospital was …
Man climbs electrical tower in Mansilingan
A man believed to be suffering from depression climbed an electrical tower operated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) yesterday morning in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Authorities identified the man as Ives Pelowa, a resident of the said city. Based on eyewitness accounts, Pelowa climbed the 150-foot tower around 10:00 a.m., prompting …
Chinese national undergoes consultation at Iloilo City hospital
A three-year-old Chinese national underwent a consultation yesterday at the Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City after coming down with a fever. The hospital currently serves as the referral hospital for the Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6). As of press time, DOH-6 Center for Health Development infectious disease section head, Dr. Jane Juanico, said …
NOPPO targeting top drug suspects
Baleros: The drug problem is ‘not as rampant’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, yesterday said the Philippine National Police is targeting the arrest of top drug dealers in the province this year. The NOPPO chief, together with top police officials from across the province, …