The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday (February 11) said COVID-19 will be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on Dec 31.
Tag: 2019 novel coronavirus
Taiwan now included in temporary travel ban due to 2019 nCoV
Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 11, 2020 The temporary travel ban from countries affected by the 2019-novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV […]
DOH: 8 who came in contact with the 3rd confirmed 2019-nCoV now persons under investigation
Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 10, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) in Manila has confirmed eight persons under investigation for coming […]
Pangolins a potential intermediate host of novel coronavirus: study
Xinhua News | Posted on February 9, 2020 The metagenome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins was 99 percent identical to that […]
DOH: Persons under investigation in PH now at 267
Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 8, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) has released a new data revealing that the number of […]
West Canayaon barangay execs on “alert” as cargo vessel from China docks
Barangay officials of West Canayaon in Garcia Hernandez town are not letting their guards down as they carefully monitor the activities of the Chinese crew on board a Chinese vessel that docked there earlier this morning.
Bohol Wisdom School cancels classes on Friday as ‘precautionary measure’
The Bohol Wisdom School (BWS) suspended classes on Friday, February 7, 2020, to conduct disinfection inside the school premises as part of its precautionary measures.
5 persons in Bohol ”isolated for nCoV”, says TWG spokesman
By J. Jala | 12:40 AM February 07, 2020 Another nurse, who came in contact with the 60-year-old Chinese woman who tested positive of the […]
DOH: 1st sample from Chinese woman tested positive for 2019-nCoV
Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 5, 2020 The first sample taken from the 60-year-old Chinese woman tested positive of the 2019-novel coronavirus […]
DOH: 3rd confirmed 2019-nCoV patient also went to Bohol
Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 5, 2020 at 2:09 p.m. The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a third positive case of […]
DepEd-7 suspends CVRAA in NegOr over novel coronavirus threat
N. Sereno | Posted on Feb. 4, 2020 at 2:10 p.m. The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has decided to suspend the holding […]
Silliman University implements home schooling, cancels school activities as nCoV precaution
By Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on Feb. 4, 2020 at 7:02 a.m. Silliman University will temporarily make adjustments for the holding of its […]