Cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines went from a single confirmed case on 30 January 2020 to more than 5,400 cases and nearly 350 deaths 2 months and a half later. Authorities presented the alarming report amid the limited testing capacity. An interagency task force convened to tackle the pandemic subsequently declared community quarantines nationwide—which ...

Cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines went from a single confirmed case on 30 January 2020 to more than 5,400 cases and nearly 350 deaths 2 months and a half later. Authorities presented the alarming report amid the limited testing capacity. An interagency task force convened to tackle the pandemic subsequently declared community quarantines nationwide—which ...