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Gov't taps more hotels for COVID-19 quarantine, says testing czar

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Posted at Jul 23 02:29 PM

The government has tapped more hotels in Metro Manila as isolation facilities for patients with no to mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease, an official said Thursday, as authorities clamped down on home quarantine measures.  Read more »

PNP naghahanda sa karagdagang quarantine centers at testing hubs

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 10:16 AM

MAYNILA - Pinaghahandaan pa ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang pagpapatayo ng karagdagang quarantine facilities na hindi lamang para sa mga pulis, maging sa publiko.  Read more »

'Delikado’: House-to-house ng mga pulis para sunduin ang COVID-19 patients inalmahan

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Updated as of Jul 15 08:28 PM

Nangangamba ang ilang residente, maging ang ilang politiko sa plano ng gobyerno na sunduin ang mga pasyenteng may COVID-19 o pinagsususpetsahang may sakit nito.  Read more »

DOJ says unaware of house-to-house search for COVID-19 patients

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 02:38 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday he was not consulted in the government's house-to-house search policy for COVID-19 patients, and neither was it brought up in the Inter-Agency Task Force handling the pandemic. Read more »

Ilipat sa quarantine facilities ang mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: grupo

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Posted at Jul 14 02:46 PM

MAYNILA - Nananawagan ang grupo ng mga pribadong ospital na magpa-admit o ilipat sa mga quarantine facility ang mga asymptomatic at mild COVID-19 patients, matapos mapuno ang nasa 40 ng kanilang mga ospital sa Metro Manila.  Read more »

Angara wants mega quarantine facilities constructed in PH COVID-19 epicenter Cebu City

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 11:30 AM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Tuesday called for the construction of mega quarantine facilities in Central Visayas, after Cebu City was called the new epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines. Read more »

Año: Quarantine facilities in Eastern Visayas running in full capacity

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Updated as of Jun 27 09:22 PM

Sec. Eduardo Año said authorities are halting the travel of locally stranded individuals to Eastern Visayas until July 9, as the region tries to stave off the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Pangako ni Duterte: Pananatili ng OFWs sa quarantine facilities mas maikli na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 10:09 PM

Hindi na tatagal nang 5 araw ang mga pinauwing OFW sa mga quarantine facility sa Metro Manila. Iyan ang pangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte dahil sa pinadaling proseso ng COVID-19 testing.  Read more »

Job opening: QC nangangailangan ng mga doktor, nurse para sa quarantine facilities

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 10:47 AM

Naghahanap ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City ng mga doktor, nurse, at midwives para sa 3 quarantine sites o HOPE facilities. Read more »

'Missing' quarantined OFWs may just be database error: OWWA

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Updated as of May 18 11:04 AM

Several repatriated migrant workers who allegedly escaped from quarantine facilities might have actually stayed put there and only went "missing" due to a mismatch in databases, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said Monday.    Read more »

Some OFWs left isolation facilities before getting COVID-19 positive test results: PCG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 03:58 PM

Some repatriated overseas Filipino workers left quarantine facilities before they received their coronavirus test results, the Philippine Coast Guard said Sunday. Read more »

Ilang OFW na naka-quarantine sa World Trade Center pinuna ang kakulangan ng gamit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:48 PM

Pinuna ng ilang overseas Filipino worker na naka-quarantine sa World Trade Center ang kakulangan ng ilang gamit doon.  Read more »

Umano'y kakulangan ng serbisyo sa QC Hope Facility idinaing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:31 PM

Idinaing ng ilang pasyenteng naka-quarantine sa isang Hope Facility sa Quezon City ang umano’y kakulangan ng serbisyo roon.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 12:41 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Emergency Quarantine facility at Sangley Point

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 02:00 PM

Members of the Philippine Navy show the newly inaugurated Emergency Quarantine Facilities (EQF) at the Headquarters Support Group, Naval Base Heracleo Alano at Sangley Point, Cavite on Tuesday.  Read more »

Dennis Uy: 2GO waiving P35-M rental fee for quarantine ships

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 10:48 AM

MANILA - 2GO Group chairman Dennis Uy said Wednesday night he is waiving the P35-million rental fee for 2 ships that the government will use as floating quarantine facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Read more »

Megawide volunteers help build COVID-19 quarantine facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 03:58 PM

Volunteer engineers, electricians, plumbers, and carpenters, helped construct EQFs at several hospitals, the company said. Read more »

PH now has 2,780 quarantine facilities for suspected, 'mild' cases of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 10:55 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government has so far prepared 2,780 quarantine facilities across the country for suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and for those having mild symptoms of the illness, a government official said Friday. Read more »

Pag-convert sa ULTRA, Filinvest Tent bilang quarantine facilities umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 01:31 PM

MAYNILA - Dalawa pang pasilidad sa Metro Manila ang sinimulan nang gawin bilang quarantine facilities para sa mga pasyenteng tatamaan ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ayon sa Department of Public Works and Highways. Read more »

DICT installs free WiFi in coronavirus quarantine centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 10:02 AM

Free WiFi will be provided in coronavirus quarantine centers to "alleviate fear and distress" among health workers and isolated patients, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Wednesday. Read more »