Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez cautioned retailers of face masks and disinfectants against manipulating the novel coronavirus scare and rising prices as customers flock to shops in the midst of the virus threat. Following Department of Health (DOH) confirmation that a Chinese woman was testing positive for the novel coronavirus, people began flocking pharmacies to buy face masks and disinfectants, causing …

President Rodrigo Duterte has placed a ban on tourists from China’s Hubei province and from other Chinese areas affected by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) Panelo released the statement a day after the Health Department (DOH) announced the country’s first nCoV event— a 38-year-old woman from Wuhan City, China. Wuhan is a town in province Hubei. Less than a day after …

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said that he will ask the government to consider scrapping visas-on-arrival for Chinese travellers in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus. Mr Anutin said the government is ready to send an aircraft to bring Thais in Wuhan back home immediately if and when it is given the green light …

Updated situation in China which its numbers have jumped to over 9,600, with 213 deaths, local health authorities said on Friday, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global public health emergency overnight. China’s National Health Commission said the number of infections rose by around 1,980 on Thursday from the previous day, with the death toll rising by …

According to statement of The World Health Organization (WHO), that Indonesia is well-prepared to anticipate the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, which as of Wednesday (29/1/2020) had killed 132 people in China since the outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. There are preventative measures to defend against the epidemic. Authorities said at 135 points of entry to the archipelago, including …

Drug dealers still exist and running their business in towns. The latest, The Jakarta Police killed three suspected drug dealers. From these suspects police confiscated 288 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine during a major drug bust on the Tangerang toll road on Thursday (30/1/2020). The suspects were driving box van and were being chased by the police. They then were killed …

Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo stated that President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on Cabinet members traveling to the United States includes personal and family trips. Panelo said Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. is being exempted from the ban. One day after Duterte imposed the ban on travel to the US, Panelo revealed the specifics of the embargo. Duterte confirmed that …

Further patients have been referred to the San Lazaro Hospital for screening to decide if they will fall under the category of individual under investigation (PUI) for suspected novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection. San Lazaro Hospital spokeswoman Dr. Ferdinand de Guzman said on Thursday that the hospital was providing further referrals to screen patients based on nCoV checklist from the Department …

KUALA LUMPUR : Infectious disease specialist Datuk Dr Christopher K.C. Lee confirms that Malaysia is more prepared and experienced in containing past infectious diseases. This included having more thermal scanners which have been placed at all entry points into the country, as well as isolating coronavirus cases and placing suspected cases under quarantine. He also said swift measures such as …

KUALA LUMPUR: According to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, the government is ready to step in with a stimulus package if the need arises, although it is too early to assess the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus on the economy. At this time, it is still early for the government to take action as it needs to study and …