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DOH says 12 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the three-million mark after the Department of Health reported 28,007 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on January 9 while 12 laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 181016 were active. Of these, 5521 were asymptomatic, […]
But those infected with Omicron variant exhibiting “less severe” symptoms, faster incubation period, says DOH (Eagle News) – The entire country is now considered under “critical risk” as the Omicron variant is declared as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health. In fact, the highly infectious Omicron variant has overtaken the Delta variant as of the latest genome sequencing data, said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III noting that […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has tested positive for COVID-19 anew. According to Año, the results were based on the COVID-19 RT-PCR test he took after several of his close contacts tested positive for the virus. So far, he said he was asymptomatic. He said he will continue working while in quarantine. “I encourage everyone to get vaccinated and boostered as soon as possible, and to continue following health protocols,” he said. This […]
DOH says P7 billion outlay available to buy more RT-PCR machines, test kits (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Department of Health to buy more RT-PCR tests so that more people could be tested for COVID-19, and help in the immediate detection, isolation and treatment of cases. Duterte, during his Talk To The People on Monday, January 10, asked Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to buy the needed RT-PCR tests, considered the […]
(Eagle News) — The United States donated an additional 2.7 million Pfizer vaccine doses to the country which were delivered on Sunday, January 9. The additional 2,703,870 Pfizer doses were donated by the US government through the COVAX facility. As of Monday, January 10, 2022, over 22.7 million Pfizer doses have been delivered to the country through the facilitation of the US government, while 40 million were procured by the Philippine government bringing to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,998,530 on Monday, Jan. 10, after the Department of Health reported 33,169 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 8 while 10 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 157526 were active. Of these, 4994 were asymptomatic, 147912 were mild, 2858 were moderate, 1461 were severe, and 301 […]
(Eagle News) — Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Arroyoo said the results were based on an antigen he took on Monday morning, Jan. 10. “I’m [asymptomatic] for now and have gotten in touch with a doctor to take care of me,” he said. He said he has so far been advised to undergo home isolation in Pampanga and take anti-COVID-19 drug molnupiravir and vitamins. Metro Manila is […]
Dr. Herbosa says Alert Level 4 “possible” to be raised in NCR in the next few days with increasing hospital admissions and rising number of health workers getting infected (Eagle News) – Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 3 could be elevated to Alert Level 4 if the health care utilization in hospitals and health care systems reaches high-risk level, health experts said. Dr. Ted Herbosa, the special adviser of the Inter-Agency Task […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food. Three weeks after Typhoon Rai struck southern and central islands, destroying thousands of homes and killing more than 400 people, relief work continues to deliver supplies to stranded residents left homeless […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,965,447 on Sunday, Jan. 9, after the Department of Health reported a record-high 28707 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 7 while 14 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Of the total cases, 128114 were active. Of these, 4213 were asymptomatic, 119276 were mild, 2851 were moderate, 1465 were severe, and 309 were critical. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Sunday, Jan. 9, began conducting weapons checks in strategic points in the country as the gun ban that marked the official start of the election period for the May 2022 polls took effect. According to the PNP, the checkpoint operations for that purpose began at midnight and will continue 150 days after. The PNP said the checkpoints for weapons checks may be the same as the Quarantine […]
Five days of quarantine for fully vaccinated health care workers due to increasing number of hospital cases (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved shorter quarantine period — down to five days — for fully vaccinated health care workers, and home isolation for COVID-19 infected individuals who are either mild or asymptomatic, according to Malacanang. This is in view of increasing health care utilization rate in the country as more and […]
