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Bataan placed under state of calamity
The entire province of Bataan has been placed under a state of calamity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This declaration allows the provincial government to utilize its Quick Respond Fund for immediate constituent needs.
Bataan has recorded one confirmed case of COVID-19, a 32-year-old man from Orani who is reportedly recovering.
Contact tracing has been conducted for the confirmed case, and 41 patients are currently under investigation in the province.
President Rodrigo Duterte also declared a nationwide state of calamity on Tuesday evening.
The Philippines has 187 confirmed cases, with 4 recoveries and 12 deaths as of this report.
Globally, there are over 180,090 cases and 7,063 deaths, with the virus spreading to 145 countries.
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