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Philippines confirms 16 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 49

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Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said 16 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed, raising the country&#x27;s total to 49. </p><p>&quot;The DOH and deployed surveillance teams are now conducting extensive information-gathering and contact-tracing activities on the new cases,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a press briefing.</p><p>She said that of the new cases, three are in critical condition and the rest are stable.</p><p>“PH29 (Patient 29), a known contact of PH9, is intubated and has underlying cardiovascular and endocrine conditions,” Vergeire said, later adding that Case No. 29 is the 82-year-old Filipino wife of Case No. 9, an 86-year-old American who lives in Marikina City.</p><p>“DOH is continuously monitoring the statuses of all patients to ensure that no complications arise throughout their recovery,” she added.</p><p>All of the 16 new cases are Filipino. A majority of them also did not travel recently outside the country or were exposed to known COVID-19 cases. Most of them are in hospitals in Metro Manila.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: DOH releases updated profiles (and name of hospitals) of 49 COVID-19 patients in PH (1/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/VixmKesd7P">pic.twitter.com/VixmKesd7P</a></p>— Kristine Sabillo (@kristinesabillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristinesabillo/status/1237701452065169408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: DOH releases updated profiles (and name of hospitals) of 49 COVID-19 patients in PH (2/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/bEw8bDOFVT">pic.twitter.com/bEw8bDOFVT</a></p>— Kristine Sabillo (@kristinesabillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristinesabillo/status/1237701466388713475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The DOH has been confirming several new cases every day over the past week, with the latest 46 recorded just starting March 6. </p><p>The health department earlier raised its response level to Code Red, Sub-level 1, placing all health personnel and resources ready for deployment, after at least one confirmed local transmission, a COVID-19 patient with no travel history.</p><p>There are now more than 113,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed across the world, according to World Health Organization data. Of this number, 4,000 patients have died. </p><p>Other health institutions, meanwhile, have reported that there are now more than 60,000 people who have recovered from the disease.</p><p>In the Philippines, only two of the first three cases- all Chinese nationals from virus epicenter Wuhan, China- have recovered so far. The new cases announced this week remain in hospitals. </p><p>In the event of a community-wide transmission, the Philippine government will raise the Code Red alert level to Sub-level 2. This means lockdowns can be imposed in certain areas and schools and offices can declare suspension of classes and work.</p><p>The DOH has repeatedly assured the public that it is preparing for the possibility of community-wide transmission. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte earlier suspended classes at all levels in Metro Manila this week to prevent possible exposure of students to the virus. He has also placed the country in a state of public health emergency. </p>

<p>(UPDATE) The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said 16 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed, raising the country's total to 49. </p>

(UPDATE) The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said 16 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed, raising the country's total to 49.

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Philippines confirms 16 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 49

Kristine Sabillo,

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Published March 11, 2020 05:43 PM PHT

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Updated March 11, 2020 08:43 PM PHT

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