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Other areas also under the same alert level for the same period (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under an Alert Level 3 until Jan. 31. According to the Palace, also under the alert level starting Jan. 16 are the following: Agusan del Norte Angeles City Aurora Baguio City Bataan Batangas Biliran Bohol Bukidnon Bulacan Cagayan Camarines Norte Catanduanes Cavite Cebu province City of Isabela in Region 9 Dagupan City Davao del Norte Davao […]
But Health USec Vega says health care facilities in Metro Manila still “manageable” (Eagle News) – Over 3,000 of the 26,000 government health care workers in the country were under isolation as of Wednesday, January 12, affecting manpower of health facilities especially in Metro Manila. Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that 3,114 health care workers in isolation were mostly in Metro Manila, representing 11 percent of the total health care workers in government instutions […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,092,409 on Thursday, Jan. 13, after the Department of Health reported 34,021 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 11 while seven did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 237,387 were active. Of these, 7332 were asymptomatic, 225408 were mild, 2881 were moderate, 1468 were severe, and 298 were critical. Recoveries rose […]
Identify criteria for those who can undergo home isolation (Eagle News) – Malacanang and health authorities encouraged the public experiencing mild symptoms and those who have no symptoms at all to just self-quarantine or isolate at their homes if they do not have senior citizens or those with comorbidities in their households. ”Ito po ang mensahe namin: Tumulong tayong protektahan ang ating healthcare system. Sa mga walang sintomas o may mild or moderate na […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Philippine National Police, the additional 450 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 44635. Of these, the PNP said 3262 are active. Recoveries rose to 41248 with the addition of 31 additional ones. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 125, with no additional deaths reported. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 alert level 3 until Jan. 15. The […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 Philippine Coast Guard personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, According to the PCG, three offices of the national headquarters where 133 who tested positive were assigned have also been placed under temporary lockdown due to the spike of COVID-19 cases. The lockdown of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for Comptrollership (CG-6), Coast Guard Public Affairs, and the Coast Guard Finance Service. the PCG said, is from […]
20 provinces and 8 cities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao under Alert Level 3 from January 14 to 31 (Eagle News) – More provinces and cities were placed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) under Alert Level 3, in particular 20 provinces and 8 cities in all nationwide. Malacanang made the announcement on Wednesday, January 12, adding these 28 areas to the previous 18 areas in Luzon and the Visayas that had been placed […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,058,634 on Wednesday, Jan. 12, after the Department of Health reported 32,246 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on January 10 while 11 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 208164 were active. Of the active cases, 6435 were asymptomatic, 197091 were mild, 2872 were moderate, 1468 were severe, […]
Bexovid and Paxlovid, with the generic name Nirmatelvir, could reduce hospitalization and deaths by around 90 percent, says Palace (Eagle News) – The Philippine Food and Drug Administration has given a compassionate special permit to the anti-Covid-19 drug Bexovid, the first generic version of the Pfizer antiviral treatment drug Paxlovid. This is good news for Filipinos since this would mean treatment for COVID-19 would be more accessible to ordinary Filipinos since this generic drug […]
Specially formulated Pfizer vaccines for young kids might arrive by the end of January 2022 (Eagle News) – Vaccines to be used for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 could be delivered before the end of the month but the vaccination of this age group could experience delays, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Galvez, the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, said that the vaccines for minors […]
Malacanang appeals to unvaccinated seniors to get COVID-19 jabs citing data that most COVID deaths are among the elderly (Eagle News) – Some three million Filipino senior citizens or those 60 years and above have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Palace said. This is part of the targeted population which should be vaccinated the soonest possible time because of the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases suspected to be propelled by the highly […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Six inmates were killed and 33 wounded during a fight in an overcrowded jail in the Philippines, authorities said Tuesday, in the second such incident in as many weeks. The deadly brawl happened Monday between rival gangs at Caloocan City Jail in the National Capital Region, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology spokesman Xavier Solda said. An investigation was under way into the cause of the violence that Solda said started […]
