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(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson is in self-quarantine following exposure to his son who tested positive for COVID-19. According to Lacson, he already took a test to determine whether he had gotten the virus. The results are expected on Wednesday. He said he quarantined himself after his son received his RT-PCR test results on Monday night. He said he got exposed to his son on Sunday. So far, he said their household maid and […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases rose to 2,861,119 on Tuesday, Jan. 4, after the Department of Health reported 5,434 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were functional on Jan. 2 while 16 did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System. The COVID-19 positivity rate according to the OCTA research group is at 26.2 percent. Of the total cases, the DOH said 29809 were active. Of these, 889 were asymptomatic, 24026 were […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Dionardo Carlos has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Carlos, this was according to RT-PCR test results he took on Sunday, after one of his staff members experienced fever and chills. He said his driver and aide also tested positive for the virus. “I experienced fever, chills, and body sweats Sunday evening but come Monday, only lower back pain remains,” he added. On Tuesday, the PNP reported 107 […]
(Eagle News) — Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal are now under a COVID-19 alert level 3 amid the steep increase in COVID-19 cases, the Palace said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. According to acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles, the alert level shall take effect from January 5 to 15, 2022. Under an alert Level 3, some establishments are allowed to operate at a 30% indoor venue capacity but only for fully vaccinated individuals. A 50% outdoor venue […]
(Eagle News) — The number of new COVID-19 cases among police personnel on Tuesday, Jan. 4, jumped to 107 from the eight reported the day before. According to the Philippine National Police, with the additional cases, the PNP COVID-19 tally is now at 42370. Of these, 164 are active. Recoveries are at 42081, with no additional recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll remains at 125, with no additional deaths. The Department of Health has warned of […]
DOH says 21 labs did not submit info to the COVID-19 repository system, two labs were not operational on Jan. 1 (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,855,819 on Monday, Jan. 3, after the Department of Health reported 4,084 additional cases. According to the DOH, two laboratories were not operational on January 1, 2022 while 21 did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of […]
(Eagle News) — Face-to-face classes in pilot schools in Metro Manila have been suspended. The Department of Education said the suspension was consistent with the recent pronouncement of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Metro Manila’s return to a stricter alert level 3. The IATF made the announcement after the Department of Health noted an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region, following the “continued decreased adherence” to minimum […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ordered a 3-day work suspension starting Monday, Jan. 3, after what its Medical and Dental Services said were “many” court personnel testing positive for COVID-19. In his memorandum order no. 2-2022, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the suspension until Jan. 5, which was decided upon consultation with the court en banc, was also after contact tracing revealed many of the personnel who tested positive for COVID-19 in its […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,851,931 after the Department of Health reported 4,600 additional cases on Sunday, Jan. 2. This is an increase of almost 1,000 cases from the 3,617 additional cases reported the day before. The DOH said two laboratories were not operational on December 31, 2021 while nine laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). According to the DOH, of the total cases, […]
(Eagle News) — The Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital in Manila is closing temporarily due to an increase in COVID-19 cases there. According to the hospital, the temporary closure, which started on Saturday, Jan. 1, at 8 p.m., was because the number of COVID-19 patients in the medical institution was more than the number of beds. The hospital said the temporary closure would allow for bed vacancies, with the hospital staff, with the help […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 42,285 with the addition of 14 cases. This is the second consecutive day the Philippine National Police reported double-digit figures in additional COVID-19 cases. According to the PNP, of the total cases, 52 were active. One additional recovery pushed the total PNP recoveries to 42108. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 125. The Department of Health has […]
(Eagle News) — Tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines. According to the Bureau of Immigration, only Filipinos, balikbayan, and foreign nationals with long-term visas coming from green and yellow list countries may be allowed entry into the country. Following the latest Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the following countries are included in the country’s green list: Bangladesh Benin Bhutan British Virgin Islands China (Mainland) Cote d’ Ivoire […]
