COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

The is part of the of (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The first case in the was identified on January 30, 2020 and involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined at in . The patient arrived in the Philippines from Wuhan, China via Hong Kong on January 21 and sought consultation on January 25 after experiencing a mild cough.
After over a month without recording any cases, the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7.
As of September 7, there have been 238,727 confirmed cases of the disease in the country. Out of these cases, 184,906 recoveries and 3,890 deaths were recorded.
==Timeline==
After a month of reporting no new cases, on March 6, the DOH announced two cases consisting of two Filipinos. One is a 48-year-old man with a travel history to Japan, returning on February 25 and reported symptoms on March 3. The other is a 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension and diabetes who experienced symptoms on February 25 and was admitted to a hospital on March 1 when he experienced pneumonia. He had last visited a Muslim prayer hall in .
Several measures were imposed to mitigate the spread of the disease in the country, including bans on travel to , , , and . On March 7, 2020, the  (DOH) raised its "Code Red Sub-Level 1," with a recommendation to the to impose a "public health emergency" authorizing the DOH to mobilize resources for the procurement of safety gear and the imposition of preventive quarantine measures.
On March 12, President Duterte declared "Code Red Sub-Level 2," issuing a partial lockdown on Metro Manila to prevent a nationwide spread of COVID-19. The lockdowns were expanded on March 16, placing the entirety of Luzon under an "" (ECQ).
On March 25, the President signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, which gave him additional powers to handle the outbreak.
On June 8, MPN's YouTube Channel launches a new web show NewNormalPH about the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Category:COVID-19
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