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Mar 12, 2021 · It has been a year since the Philippines recorded its first case of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and yet the country still continues to grapple with SARS Cov2, the virus that causes it.
COVID-19 cases throughout the country started declining in February 2022, and by May 2022, the health department noted that the country was at "minimal-risk case classification" with an average of only 159 cases per day recorded from May 3 to 9.
This article attempts to document the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines in 2020. Timeline. January 29 - Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III announced that the country is now equipped to test samples for novel coronavirus through the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa.
Mar 11, 2024 · Republished article from April 14, 2020. MANILA - The Philippines is in a race to protect its people against the rapidly spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has infected over a million people worldwide. Here’s a timeline on the key steps the country has taken to respond to the pandemic.
May 12, 2020 · February 9, 2020. The first batch of repatriates, composed of 30 Filipinos, arrive from Wuhan City and are placed under the mandatory 14-day quarantine based on the incubation period for the disease. February 10, 2020. DOH announces inclusion of Taiwan in travel ban.
Nov 9, 2021 · On March 3, the Department of Health (DOH) announced the first local case of COVID-19 in the Philippines — a 62-year-old Filipino with no known travel history to countries where virus infection cases were documented. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2020/03/06/ph-reports-1st-local-covid-19-case/
This article attempts to document the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines in 2022.
