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https://youtu.be/dzOJ4s4HYR4 (Eagle News) – More than 30,400 Filipinos in Israel were given free COVID-19 vaccines, most of them caregivers, according to the Israel embassy. At least 30,000 were caregivers and around 400 were agriculture students, and the rest were staff of the Philuppine embassy in Israel. Even Filipinos with expired working permits were given the vaccine shots from Pfizer. “Israel is thankful for the Filipino caregivers for helping the elderly and the disabled Israeli […]
(Eagle News) — House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Romualdez, the representative of Leyte, said he received the results of the RT-PCR test he took on Wednesday, March 17. “I am scheduled to undergo a second test tomorrow to rule out a false positive result,” Romualdez said. He said he was currently in isolation and was “coping.” Prior to Romualdez, Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong and Anakalusugan […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives is under a four-day lockdown amid what it said was the “alarming” increase in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. The House’s public affairs office said the lockdown starts today, March 18. It will end on Sunday, March 21. According to the public affairs office, the complex’s media center will also be closed. Plenary sessions, committee meetings, public hearings and other events will be held via Zoom and other […]
Says this is “no reason to suspend vaccination” (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported that one of those who received the COVID-19 vaccine had died, but said that this “serious adverse event (was) not connected to the vaccine.” The death occurred on March 15. The individual “received the COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently tested positive for COVID 19,” noted a DOH statement on Tuesday, March 17. The DOH, however, did not identify […]
(Eagle News) — Camp Crame will implement a modified work arrangement for its non-uniformed employees amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, said the arrangement includes a work from home setup for those assigned in the national headquarters. He said, however, that uniformed personnel were not included in the modified work arrangement because of their regular law enforcement duties. “However, there is already an ongoing assessment […]
(Eagle News) — Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 61,733 after the Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional cases. According to the DOH data, the 4,387 additional cases also pushed the COVID-19 total to 635,698. Of the active cases, the DOH said 93 percent were mild, 3.8 percent were asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 561,099 including the 374 additional ones. Eighteen additional deaths […]
PGH appeals for public to strictly observe health protocols to prevent further infections https://youtu.be/QcTPSQR6jVE (Eagle News) – The Philippine General Hospital said that around 80 percent of its COVID-19 hospital beds are now occupied, and its ICU beds are also all occupied. Dr. Jonas del Rosario, PGH Spokesperson, said that the PGH is not yet overwhelmed with cases, but they are concerned because this high occupancy rate is the highest they had in four […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported over 100 additional COVID-19 cases. According to PNP data, the 167 additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 active cases to 1,047. Total PNP COVID-19 cases have reached 12,510. Thirty-eight additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 11,429. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 34. On Tuesday, the PNP announced the special quarantine of Manila Police District […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending train operations starting March 30, Tuesday. A statement from the MRT-3 management said the suspension was to pave the way for maintenance and rehabilitation activities. The suspension of operation ends of April 4, Sunday. According to the MRT-3, these activities include changes in the railway turnout at the depot, changes in the point machine, and the installation of closed-circuit television cameras. The MRT-3 said turnouts are […]
(Eagle News) — The National Task Force Against COVID-19 has suspended the entry of foreigners and returning Filipinos who are non-overseas Filipino workers into the country. According to Memorandum Circular No. 5 s. 2021 signed by NTF chair Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the suspension, which starts on Saturday, March 20, was amid the “significant rise” in COVID-19 cases at the start of this year, which he said was likely attributed to “increased transmission due to […]
DOH and FDA: “No indication for the PHL to stop rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines” despite suspension of AstraZeneca use in Europe (Eagle News) – The current 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines will be used as the first dose for health care workers to further expand the coverage of the country’s vaccine roll-out, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH also assured that it would be closely monitoring the vaccines used in the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, March 16, pushing the total active cases in the Philippines to 57,736. According to DOH data, the 4,437 additional cases also pushed the confirmed COVID-19 cases to 631,320. Of the active cases, 92.6 percent were mild, 4 percent were asymptomatic, 1.3 percent were critical, 1.3 percent were severe, and 0.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 560,736 including the 166 […]
