How does it affect the nation and country today in the Philippines?
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Coronavirus in Philippines: The COVID-19 risk, impact and measured.
Philippines, one of the high-risk countries from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, recorded the first death outside China. The government has announced lock-down of Metro Manila, followed by the entire Luzon island and is mulling over more localised lock-downs. The Philippines government declared a state of calamity in the country for six months on 17 March.When did coronavirus reach the Philippines?
The first case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, now COVID-19) in the Philippines was confirmed on 30 January 2020, in a 38-year old woman who arrived from Wuhan. Two days later, the Philippines recorded the first death outside China on 01 February 2020.
The Philippines government declared a health emergency on 09 March, following a spike in new confirmed cases and local transmission. The move will release funds to local governments and healthcare officials to handle any further surge in cases.
The COVID-19 Code Alert system was revised upwards to Red Sublevel 2 on 12 March.Coronavirus: Philippines COVID-19 cases and deaths
As of 31 March, the total Philippines coronavirus cases stand at 1,546. One of the coronavirus-confirmed on 06 March was confirmed to be a human-to-human transmission putting the nation on a high alert. The man attended prayer in late February, which increases the concerns of possible transmission to other devotees who attended the same.
The country’s first death was of a 44-year old Chinese national, who was the relative of the first patient diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient developed severe pneumonia. A total of 78 deaths have been reported in the country.How risky is coronavirus to the Philippines?
Due to its proximity to China, the Philippines is at a far greater risk of witnessing increased cases of the novel coronavirus infection compared to other countries.
The Philippines is also home to hundreds of workers from China working in the Philippine Offshore Gambling Operation (firms offering online gambling services). More than 230,000 migrant Filippinos often referred to as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are also working in China particularly Hong Kong and Macau as household workers.
A temporary ban was imposed on the workers from travelling to China or its special administrative regions after the coronavirus outbreak on 2 February. The ban was lifted on 18th February allowing OFWs to return to Hong Kong and Macau.
Manila is among the top 30 global cities receiving airline passengers from 18 high-risk cities in China, according to World Pop which ranked Philippines 14th among the 30 high-risk countries.
Chinese nationals account for the majority of the tourist population visiting the country as trade and cultural relations have increased between the two countries in the recent past.
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