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Airlines may face quarantine 'challenge' for flight crew: airport manager

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 01:56 PM

The government partially lifted the travel ban to the two Chinese special administrative regions to allow outbound travel for Filipino workers. Arriving passengers and flight crew are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine.   Read more »

DFA orders repatriation of Filipinos aboard virus-hit cruise ship in Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 12:44 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo "to immediately repatriate" Filipinos aboard Diamond Princess off Japan's coast after the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship completed a 2-week quarantine. Read more »

Filipinos from Wuhan negative for COVID-19 so far

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 12:22 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said the Filipinos who were repatriated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19, are doing well so far with none of them testing positive for the illness.   Read more »

Foreign pilots at Chinese airlines return home on unpaid leave as demand plummets

Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 12:12 PM

Foreign pilots at some Chinese airlines have returned to their home countries and are considering other jobs after being placed on unpaid leave as demand falls because of the coronavirus. Read more »

WHO says 'no indications' of coronavirus cases in North Korea

Stephanie Nebehay and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 12:09 PM

There are no indications that there are cases of the new coronavirus in North Korea, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said, despite South Korean media reports suggesting the outbreak had spread to the isolated country. Read more »

Diamond Princess: the quarantined cruise ship by the numbers

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:48 AM

Hundreds of people on Wednesday left a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan's coast after testing negative for the virus and completing a 14-day quarantine on board. Read more »

Hong Kong reports second coronavirus fatality

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:45 AM

An elderly Hong Kong man who contracted the new coronavirus died on Wednesday, authorities announced, the second fatality from the outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.  Read more »

South Korea confirms 15 new cases of coronavirus

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 19 11:45 AM

South Korea reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in the country to 46. Read more »

DOH wants cruise ship passengers repatriated, quarantined; 41 positive for COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 12:06 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it will be finalizing plans to repatriate Filipinos on board a cruise ship that has seen more than 500 people infected with the dreaded COVID-19 disease.  Read more »

China races to contain job losses as coronavirus batters economy

Kevin Yao and Cheng Leng, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 11:10 AM

Any rapid rise in unemployment could pose a big challenge to China's stability-obsessed leaders, with growth in the world's second-largest economy already slumping to near three-decade lows.   Read more »

How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus

Olivier Monnier, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 19 12:39 PM

A Canadian start-up raised one of the earliest alarms about the risk posed by the mystery virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. How did it do it? Artificial intelligence.  Read more »

Gov't working to fill face mask shortage, says trade chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 10:50 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry estimated weekly demand at 400,000, with a suggested retail price of P8 to P12 per piece, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said.   Read more »

Virus-hit cruise ship passengers to start disembarking in Japan

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 09:43 AM

Around 500 passengers on the virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama near Tokyo were set to disembark on Wednesday, although those sharing a room with people testing positive would have to stay on board longer, media and officials said. Read more »

Gov't checking info Filipina in Hong Kong has COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 08:44 AM

The government is checking reports that a Filipina supposedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday after authorities lifted a travel ban on the Chinese territory. Read more »

Apple, HSBC, Jaguar catch virus as fallout on world economy grows

The New York Times
Posted at Feb 19 08:21 AM

Economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic continued to spread Tuesday, with new evidence emerging in manufacturing, financial markets, commodities, banking and other sectors. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy sa Hong Kong, Macau natuwa sa pagbawi ng travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:31 AM

Ikinatuwa ng ilang naistranded na Pilipinong hindi makabalik sa Hong Kong at Macau ang pasya ng gobyerno na tanggalin ang travel ban nito sa mga naturang lugar.    Read more »

WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000

Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 19 08:13 AM

The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 2,000 on Wednesday after 132 more people died in Hubei province, the hard-hit epicenter of the outbreak. Read more »

Travel restrictions on China fueling 'panic:' ambassador

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 07:04 AM

Travel restrictions imposed on China over its virus outbreak are only fueling "panic" and threatening attempts to resume business, the country's ambassador to the EU warned on Tuesday.  Read more »

HK authorities tracing 10 persons exposed to Pinoy with COVID-19

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 05:24 AM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong health authorities said Tuesday they are tracing 10 people who have been exposed to a 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), now known as Hong Kong's 61st case. Read more »

Russia bans Chinese citizens over coronavirus concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 03:51 AM

Russia on Tuesday said it would ban all Chinese citizens from entering its territory from February 20, in a drastic measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, local news agencies said. Read more »