COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines (pronounced /koʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn pændɪmɪk ɪn ðə fɪlɪˈpiːnz/) is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus reached the Philippines on January 30, 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Metro Manila. It involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined in San Lazaro Hospital in Manila.
Etymology
The term "COVID-19" is derived from "Coronavirus Disease 2019," the year when the disease was first identified. The term "pandemic" is from the Greek pandēmos, which means "pertaining to all people; public, common."
Related Terms
- Community Quarantine: A form of restriction where movement is limited to contain the spread of the virus.
- Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ): The strictest form of community quarantine implemented in the Philippines.
- Department of Health (DOH): The executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services.
- Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID): The task force responsible for managing the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines.
See Also
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
- COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the Philippines
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- Wikipedia's article - COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
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