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Filipinos on Diamond Princess to undergo quarantine anew upon arrival in Philippines @ 2020-02-18T00: Back Hot News
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SOME PASSENGERS ARE SEEN ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS AS THE CRUISE SHIP IS ANCHORED AT YOKOHAMA PORT FOR SUPPLIES REPLENISHED IN YOKOHAMA, SOUTH OF TOKYO, THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 2020. THE 3,700 PEOPLE ON BOARD FACED A TWO-WEEK QUARANTINE IN THEIR CABINS. HEALTH WORKERS SAID 10 MORE PEOPLE FROM THE DIAMOND PRINCESS WERE CONFIRMED SICKENED WITH THE VIRUS, IN ADDITION TO 10 OTHERS WHO TESTED POSITIVE ON WEDNESDAY. THE 10 WILL BE DROPPED OFF AS THE SHIP DOCKS AND TRANSFERRED TO NEARBY HOSPITALS FOR FURTHER TEST AND TREATMENT. (KENZABURO FUKUHARA/KYODO NEWS VIA AP)
THE MANILA-BASED MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING FILIPINOS TO THE CREW, ASSURED THOSE WORKING ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS THAT THE COMPANY REMAINED IN TOUCH WITH THE CRUISE OPERATOR TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY, IN A VIDEO RELEASED ONLINE. IT LATER SWITCHED THE VIDEO TO PRIVATE, RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS.
METRO MANILA (CNN PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 13) — SIX MORE FILIPINOS ABOARD THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DOCKED IN JAPAN HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTED FILIPINOS TO 11, THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAID THURSDAY.
THE TRAVEL BAN HAS SPARKED FEARS AMONG FILIPINOS VACATIONING HERE FROM JOBS IN CHINA, HONG KONG AND MACAU. LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III, HOWEVER, SOUGHT TO EASE THEIR FEARS, SAYING EMPLOYERS IN HONG KONG HAD GRANTED AN EXTENSION OF THE FILIPINOS』 VACATION LEAVES.
HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS RALLIED FOR A SECOND DAY IN HONG KONG TO PROTEST AGAINST PLANS TO TURN SOME BUILDINGS INTO CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE CENTRES, REVIVING ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IN THE CHINESE-RULED CITY.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) HAS BEGUN DISCUSSING MEASURES FOR THE EVACUATION OF FILIPINOS ON BOARD DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE CURRENTLY DOCKED OFF AT YOKOHAMA PORT IN JAPAN DUE TO CASES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19).
TANGENT: FACTORIES IN THE WORLD』S SECOND-LARGEST ECONOMY ARE STILL CRAWLING BACK INTO ACTION, WITH CAR MANUFACTURERS, PLANEMAKERS AND SMARTPHONE MAKERS STRUGGLING TO RETURN TO FULL PRODUCTION, HITTING SUPPLY CHAINS. VOLKSWAGEN, HONDA AND TOYOTA ARE AMONG THEM, WHILE IPHONE MAKER FOXCONN HAS DENIED REPORTS THAT ITS PRODUCTION IS AT LESS THAN 50% OVER CONCERNS THAT IT WAS HARMING STAFF AND INVESTORS. CHINA WAS SET FOR AN OFFICIAL RETURN TO WORK LAST MONDAY AFTER AN EXTENDED LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY. PARLIAMENT MIGHT NOT RESUME UNTIL FEBRUARY 24.
AS OF 12 PM ON MONDAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS PROBED 521 PATIENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR POSSIBLE 2019-NCOV INFECTION. OF THIS NUMBER, 171 PATIENTS ARE STILL ADMITTED IN VARIOUS HEALTH FACILITIES NATIONWIDE, WHILE 350 HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCHARGED.
MANILA — THE INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE (IATF) ON THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) WILL DISCUSS THE CONDITION OF FILIPINOS ABOARD A CRUISE SHIP CORDONED OFF IN JAPAN, AS WELL AS TAIWAN』S APPEAL TO LIFT THE TRAVEL BAN ON ITS CITIZENS VISITING THE PHILIPPINES, HEALTH SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE III SAID FRIDAY.
THE SHIP, CARRYING CUSTOMERS FROM MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS, HAS BEEN KEPT IN QUARANTINE SINCE MONDAY AFTER A PASSENGER, WHO DISEMBARKED IN HONG KONG, WAS FOUND TO BE INFECTED WITH THE PNEUMONIA-CAUSING VIRUS.
THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE ATHLETES』 VILLAGE IN NEW CLARK CITY, TARLAC, WHERE THEY WILL BE QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS ALONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND DIPLOMATS WHO BROUGHT THEM BACK.「THE EMBASSY AND THE (SHANGHAI) CONSULATE LIAISED WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO FACILITATE THE OPERATION,」 THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAID. 「THIS PAST WEEK, TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CONSULATE GENERAL IN SHANGHAI HAD TO HURDLE SEVERAL BORDER PROVINCES』 CLEARANCES ALONG THEIR ARDUOUS TWO-DAY LAND TRAVEL TO WUHAN CITY TO COORDINATE WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE IN HUBEI PROVINCE.」
ON FEBRUARY 3, THE DIAMOND PRINCESS, WHICH HAS 3,700 PEOPLE ON BOARD, DOCKED IN YOKOHAMA AND WAS ISSUED A 14-DAY QUARANTINE. ON MONDAY, THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES ON THE CRUISE SHIP SHOT UP TO 136 FROM 70, PROMPTING INDIAN CREW MEMBERS TO BEG THEIR GOVERNMENT TO RESCUE THEM BEFORE THEY, TOO, GET INFECTED.
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY — A 54-YEAR-OLD FILIPINO CREW MEMBER WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE ENGINE ROOM OF A CRUISE SHIP THAT WAS DELAYED IN NEW JERSEY FOR THE SCREENING OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PASSENGERS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES SAY VIRAL INFECTION DIDN』T APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.
SIXTEEN MORE FILIPINOS ONBOARD JAPANESE CRUISE SHIP DIAMOND PRINCESS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AS OF FEBRUARY 15. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTED FILIPINOS TO 27.

 

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