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Missing tourists found, local tourism plunges: A March 1-7, 2020 #Covid19lookback
THE Queen City of the South will never be the same after March 2020.
With novel coronavirus cases starting to rise in the country and local authorities scrambling to find solutions to contain the spread of the virus, growing fears among Cebu residents and tourists became apparent. This caused a huge dip in tourism and the local economy, something no one had anticipated and was prepared for.
Days before the World Health Organization had declared a pandemic due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, here is a #Covid19lookback on what transpired in Cebu.
TERMINOLOGIES:
Confirmed cases
Suspected cases
Person under monitoring (PUM)
(Earlier definition in context to this article)
Persons under Investigation (PUI)
(Earlier definition in context to this article)
Outbreak
Epidemic
Pandemic
Local transmission
indicates locations where the source of infection is within the reporting location.
TIMELINE
1. DOH says 26 travelers from Daegu, South Korea 'no indication of Covid-19' (March 2, 2020)
2. Development council predicts dismal growth of economics in Central Visayas (March 3, 2020 report)
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3. Fewer people visit Cebu's tourist sites (March 3, 2020)
4. Filipinos allowed to travel to South Korea except North Gyeongsang Province (March 3, 2020)
5. Gwen meets with tourism stakeholders to discuss Covid issues (March 4, 2020)
6. Cebu City Council asks mayor to reconsider decision to make Cremdec a quarantine facility (March 4, 2020)
Photo by Philip Cerojano
7. Filipina found positive for coronavirus in Australia (March 5, 2020)
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8. February 2020 inflation slows down to 2.6 percent (March 5, 2020 report)
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9. Booking for international flights remained static (March 6, 2020 report)
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10. Philippines logs 5 confirmed Covid cases (March 6, 2020)
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11. Cebu mayors pass resolution asking to postpone sporting event (March 6, 2020)
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12. DOH raises ‘code red’ over Covid-19 (March 7, 2020)
Screenshot from a DOH livestream
13. Duterte agrees to place country under State of Public Health Emergency (March 7, 2020)
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(JGS)
