{"id":55131,"date":"2020-04-05T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=55131"},"modified":"2020-04-05T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:12:39","slug":"primers-covid-19-daily-update-april-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/primers-covid-19-daily-update-april-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Primer\u2019s COVID-19 Daily Update: April 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To keep you in the loop on the recent COVID-19 situation in the Philippines, Philippine Primer rounded up the latest updates you need to know:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Number of cases<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As of 4:00 p.m. today, the Department of Health (DOH) has reported<strong>\u00a0152\u00a0<\/strong>new cases of COVID-19 in the country, raising the total number to\u00a0<strong>3,246<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialDOHgov\/photos\/a.157979910879936\/3203320499679180\/?type=3&#038;__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<p>DOH\u00a0also reported <b>7<\/b>\u00a0additional recoveries and\u00a0<strong>8\u00a0<\/strong>new\u00a0mortalities resulting in a total of<strong> 64\u00a0recoveries<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>152 mortalities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px\"><b>Total cases of COVID-19 among OFWs total to 517<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Department of Foreign Affairs\u00a0reported that a total number of 517 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)\u00a0have contracted COVID-19. There are 52 confirmed cases in the Middle East, 182 cases in Europe, 215 cases in the Asia Pacific Region and 68 cases in America.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pcooglobalmedia\/posts\/568368217119490?__tn__=H-R<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">List of COVID-19 testing laboratories\u00a0are now accessible on Google and Waze<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Department of Health (DOH) announced that the locations of COVID-19 testing laboratories\u00a0are now listed on Google and Waze to make it easier for the public who require testing to\u00a0find the nearest medical facility within their vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialDOHgov\/photos\/a.157979910879936\/3203061086371788\/?type=3&#038;theater<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Camiguin records first case of COVID-19<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Camiguin Governor JJ Romualdo in a Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/JJ-Romualdo-238273996508796\/posts\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>\u00a0announced the first case of COVID-19 in the city. The patient, who tested positive for the new coronavirus on March 3, was put under a mandatory 21-day quarantine. Additionally, the patient was learned to have traveled to Manila with the purpose of attending a conference.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/238273996508796\/videos\/2603137116582321\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARBzO2BUyEmgOo4dpHGfMRbbu3ZM_O5CyTP9_M9phzz8Wq4sE74dZZh3xcJTXNo0Fy6asS8IYJsJEgU73B2e9ZHk00doGtd9nqGwCi_ew7ykaYKMq6koay7Qtq07_ZSJyPUnqrAkawGcYivlLiO7EFnYWk4xL2ivLU6EMUeYM0vTdRUVx2NRhxQB8P9Qup4k2RoSMJLTExIZToa3M9ipwnVDeTp6q-VAdfgI9xqg06ZLv7BKoLMW8XntsR08cvhmRjz44i_W9k4RXbg2zJpWxhxkomMmJz6SbtqOEfRrJHmx4Zk3iqN3zpZd675EiA_NS5XP45SYBxvvzLpdl_IkVAXkRbFOiQB1ylY&#038;__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The authorities\u00a0were also informed that a lecturer who was present in the conference held in Manila, tested positive for COVID-19. Governor JJ Romualdo has instructed an immediate contact-tracing in order to prevent the further spread of the virus in Camiguin. He also reminded the residents of Camiguin to comply with the health protocols as they have insufficient materials should a huge number of cases appear.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Province of Rizal under total lockdown<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement released by the Provincial Government of Rizal, Governor Reynaldo H. San Juan Jr. announced that the entire province of Rizal will be on total lockdown starting tomorrow, April 6, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rizalprovincialgov\/posts\/2798931220182884?__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<p>All establishments and business operations in Rizal shall temporarily close\u00a0with the exception of those offering basic necessities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Medical team from China arrives in Manila<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Department of Foreign Affairs\u00a0(DFA) in a Facebook post stated that the medical team from China consisting of 10 medical experts and two officials has already arrived in the country.\u00a0They were welcomed by Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dfaphl\/posts\/1588550394633122?__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Moreover, it was also stated that the Chinese medical team has also brought with them medical supplies such as masks, respirators, ventilators, personal protective equipment and other anti-epidemic materials. They will also\u00a0offer assistance by sharing technical advice\u00a0to help combat and prevent the spread COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">List of hospitals still accepting COVID-19 patients<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/ancx\/culture\/spotlight\/04\/05\/20\/here-are-hospitals-that-can-still-accept-covid-19-patients\" target=\"_blank\">report <\/a>by ABS-CBN, these are medical facilities still accepting PUI and COVID-19 patients:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center in Mandaluyong<br \/>\n\u2022 San Juan De Dios Hospital in Pasay<br \/>\n\u2022 Cardinal Santos Medical Center in Quezon City<br \/>\n\u2022 World Citi Medical Center in Quezon City<br \/>\n\u2022 Cruz-Rabe Hospital in Taguig<br \/>\n\u2022 Medical Center Taguig<br \/>\n\u2022 Medical Center Manila<br \/>\n\u2022 Medical Center Muntinlupa<br \/>\n\u2022 Alabang Medical Center<br \/>\n\u2022 University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOH mandated government hospitals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Las Pinas General Hospital<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital in Malabon<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Valenzuela Medical Center<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Rizal Medical Center in Pasig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other recommended hospitals:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Manila<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 San Lazaro Hospital in Manila<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Quirino Medical Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOH Covid Referral Centers:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 The University of the Philippines &#8211; Philippine General Hospital<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Dr. Jose M. Rodriguez Medical Hospital<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Sources: Deparment of Health, Governor JJ Romualdo&#8217;s Facebook Page, Provincial Government of Rizal, Department of Foreign Affairs, Presidential Communications , PCOO Global Media Affairs, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To keep you in the loop on the recent COVID-19 situation in the Philippines, Philippine Primer rounded up the latest updates you need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12985],"tags":[13113,13156,13097,13153,4993,894,13155,13154],"class_list":["post-55131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19-daily-update","tag-april-2020","tag-available-hospitals","tag-covid-19-daily-update","tag-covid-19-daily-update-april-5","tag-department-of-foreign-affairs","tag-department-of-health","tag-province-of-camiguin","tag-rizal-lockdown"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/03\/Primer_COVID-19-Daily-Update_featured-image-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55131"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55142,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55131\/revisions\/55142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}