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PSG says those who tested positive came from holiday break and “not detailed in any way with the President” (Eagle News) — Malacanang said “a number of positive cases” among Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel had been recorded, particularly among those “who came from holiday break.” In a statement on Thursday, January 6, the Palace said that 15 PSG personnel “have yielded positive test results” after taking RT-PCR tests. The tests were done after […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora and Quezon, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with light rains. The rest of Northern Luzon, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
1,475 percent two-week growth rate for COVID-19 observed in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The Philippines is now at a high-risk classification for COVID-19 due to a 448 percent two-week growth rate, with Metro Manila considered at critical risk, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. During President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the People, Duque noted the spike in COVID-19 cases as local transmission of the Omicron variant has been confirmed and after the increase […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,871,745 after the Department of Health reported 10775 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 3 while nine did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 39974 were active. Of the active cases, 1294 were asymptomatic, 33866 were mild, 2963 were moderate, 1512 were severe, and 319 were critical. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed putting two policemen in two shifts for each quarantine hotel on Tuesday night, Jan. 4, 2022. This is to ensure that there would be no more persons under quarantine escaping from their mandatory isolation amid a spike in COVID-19 cases suspected to be caused by the highly infectious Omicron variant. Duterte in a pre-recorded “Talk to the People” noted that hotel personnel do not have the police […]
(Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the lawmaker, this was according to test results he took “as part of regular precautions” they have undertaken in their house “to protect ourselves, our family, and our loved ones from COVID-19.” He said he received the test results on Wednesday morning. According to Abante, he is so far experiencing body pains and is being monitored by […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III are in self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 cases. According to Lorenzana, he was exposed to four of his household members who tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Duque said he got exposure from a staff member, who tested positive for the virus on Friday. “So bukas po magpapa-test ako and hopefully, negative. I’ll be under quarantine until the (January) 8th or 10 days in all,” […]
(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 […]
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 […]
