The Covid-19 (Tawid News Editorial Cartoons 2020)
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
On 30 January 2020, the Philippine Department of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 in the country with a 38-year-old female Chinese national. On 7 March, the first local transmission of COVID-19 was confirmed. WHO is working closely with the Department of Health in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. (WHO)
Six months since the first case was reported the number of confirmed case in the Philippines has reached 67,456. Among all 10 ASEAN member states, the Philippines sits on top spot for NEW CASE.
