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86 Filipinos abroad test positive for coronavirus: health dept
Mar 02 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/20/86-filipinos-abroad-test-positive...

A total of 86 Filipinos abroad so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the health department said Monday.

Coronavirus: Cruise ship crew have flu not Covid-19, ministry says
1 March 2020 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/410745/coronavirus-cruise-ship-crew-...

Seven people on board a cruise ship that docked in Tauranga this morning have the flu or gastroenteritis, not the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Ministry of Health says.

Top Japanese government adviser says Diamond Princess quarantine was flawed
Blake Essig, Brent Swails, Yoko Wakatsuki and Ben Westcott February 27, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/27/asia/japan-diamond-princess-quarantin...

Tokyo (CNN)A top Japanese government adviser has admitted that the quarantine measures enacted on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama may have allowed additional infections to spread among the ship's crew and passengers.

Global shipping industry attacked by coronavirus-themed malware
Jonathan Greig February 10, 2020 https://www.techrepublic.com/article/global-shipping-industry-attacked-b...

Hackers are using malicious emails about the coronavirus to trick people with a malware called AZORult.

South Korean shipping sector 'heading for disaster' as virus crisis hits industry
Sam Whelan 28/02/2020 https://theloadstar.com/south-korean-shipping-sector-heading-for-disaste...

As volumes plunge amid the coronavirus crisis, South Korea’s shipping industry is “heading for disaster”.

Nine shipping and port companies sign up to global digital collaboration
Katherine Si | Feb 28, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/technology/nine-shipping-and-port-comp...

Nine shipping companies and terminal operators have signed an agreement indicating their intention to become shareholders of the proposed Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN).

Global shipping has been hit by the coronavirus. Now goods are getting stranded
Hanna Ziady February 20, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/05/business/shipping-coronavirus-impact/...

OFWs and the law of diminishing returns
Edwin de Leon - February 28, 2020 https://opinion.inquirer.net/127668/ofws-and-the-law-of-diminishing-returns

I have a recurring weariness that a point has been reached whereby the collective gains from all the OFW deployments have been adverse to the overall national interest.

Cargo vessel from virus-hit China under probe for 'misrepresentation'
Gaea Katreena Cabico - February 28, 2020 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/28/1996796/cargo-vessel-virus...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard said it is investigating a cargo vessel with travel history to China after its captain allegedly declared false information on the ship’s clearance details.

Virus-hit ship’s Filipino crew eyed for Bagong Bayani Awards
Lade Jean Kabagani February 27, 2020 http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2020/02/27/virus-hit-ships-filipino-crew...

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is mulling the nomination of the Filipino crew of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship for Bagong Bayani Awards (BBA), a national search for the country’s outstanding and exemplary overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).