The first case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, now COVID-19) in the Philippines was confirmed on January 30, 2020, in a 38-year-old woman who arrived from Wuhan. A temporary ban on Filipinos from travelling to China or its special administrative region was also imposed. A mandatory 14-day quarantine for Filipinos returning to from China or its special administrative region was announced. And now that the coronavirus cases has increased, some classes in Luzon were also suspended. It is not only our health that is being threatened, but also other factors: like the environment, the economy of our country.

Source: Philippine Star March 12, 2020 19:21 UTC