Philippine government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Both the national government and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the spread of the virus.
President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases at MalacaƱang Palace in March 2020
Senators during a special session to tackle the passage of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act on March 23.
SAP grant beneficiaries in San Carlos, Negros Occidental waiting for the pay out of their grants
A COVID-19 swabbing center at Palacio de Maynila.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. As of May 13, 2024, there have been 4,140,383 reported cases, and 66,864 reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The first case in the Philippines was identified on January 30, 2020, and involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Metro Manila. On February 1, 2020, a posthumous test result from a 44-year-old Chinese man turned out positive for the virus, making the Philippines the first country outside China to record a confirmed death from the disease.
Image: Ospital ng Sampaloc COVID 19 3
Image: Palacio de Maynila COVID 19 swabbing center 2
Image: China COVID19 test kit PH donation 10
Image: Ninoy Aquino Stadium COVID 19 quarantine 2