Aware of the limited number of testing kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), high government officials still hurried to have themselves tested even if they did not show any of the symptoms of infection. Hence, they earned public criticism for bypassing protocols and kept people asking who should undergo testing and who should heal at home.
President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon island under an “enhanced community quarantine” on Monday as transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to rise on the second day of a virtual lockdown of Metro Manila.
The Department of Health (DOH) raised a Code Red alert on COVID-19 in the country this weekend following the confirmation of more cases of the novel coronavirus. As of March 10, there were at least 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, as the DOH and hospitals implemented tighter monitoring measures.
Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1083 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to update the provisions of the Human Security Act.
HIV and SARS-CoV-2 are different in nature, according to the World Health Organization.
