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(Eagle News) — Forty of the 44 UK variant cases in the country have recovered from COVID-19. Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman said in a virtual briefing that of the remaining four, three were still active cases while one was a fatality. Of the three active cases, she said one was a returning overseas Filipino from the United Arab Emirates, another a 20-year-old female from Sabangan, Mountain Province, and another a 37-year-old male from […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 550,860 on Monday, Feb. 15, after the Department of Health reported 1685 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27588 were active. Of these, 86.6 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe, and 0.86 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 511,755 including the 14 additional ones. Two additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11,517. The government is […]
(Eagle News) — The reopening of cinemas in general community quarantine areas has been moved to March. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 15, days after the Metro Manila Council expressed concerns such a move would lead to a spread of COVID-19. MMC chair and Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez had said the mayors had reservations because cinemas were “enclosed spaces.” “So ngayon po ang status nito, ang pagpapatupad po ng pagbubukas […]
(Eagle News) –Over 100 more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional 122 recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 10,270. The PNP COVID-19 total, however, also increased, now at 10,782, with the addition of 101 cases. Of these, 481 were active. One additional death was reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 31. Uniformed personnel, including policemen, are among the list of priorities in the Philippines’ […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 549,176 after the Department of Health reported 1,928 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 25,918 were active. Of these, 86 percent were mild, 7.2 percent asymptomatic, 3 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.91 percent moderate. Over 10,000–or 10,967–more recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 511,743. Eight additional deaths pushed the death toll to 11,515. The government is gearing up for the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration clarified not all tourists are allowed entry into the Philippines, as the agency gears up for the implementation of revised travel restrictions. In a statement, bureau Port Operations Division Chief Candy Tan said only those with a pre-applied entry exemption document are allowed in the country under a tourist status, a document which may be requested from the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Philippine posts abroad. The request, she […]
But does not block nor reject same reso calling for Aung San Suu Kyi release (Eagle News)–The Philippines has “dissociated” itself from a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that called for the release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and called for a UN monitoring team in the country. In explaining the move, the Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, said in a letter to the UNHRC that it “cannot stress strongly enough […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 547255 after the Department of Health reported 1960 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 34967 were active. Of these, 86.3 percent were mild, 8.7 percent asymptomatic, 2.2 percent severe, 2.3 percent critical and 0.64 percent were moderate. Recoveries climbed to 500781 including the additional 133 ones. The death toll rose to 11507 with the additional 12 ones. The government is eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected the UK variant of the COVID-19 virus in 19 more cases in the Philippines. The Department of Health said the development brought the total COVID-19 cases with the UK variant in the country to 44. The DOH said the additional cases were part of the sixth batch of 718 samples sequenced by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center on February 8. “The sixth batch of samples were […]
(Eagle News) –Metro Manila mayors are planning to ask the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to reconsider its decision to allow the reopening of cinemas. Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the Metro Manila Council chair, said in a radio interview that the mayors have reservations about the same, noting the enclosed nature of traditional cinemas. “Kapag may enclosure, diyan kami may apprehension,” Olivarez said. He said the MMC will meet […]
(Eagle News) — More industries are allowed to reopen under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas including driving schools, cinemas or movie houses, game arcades, museums and cultural centers, and exhbition and conference areas, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said these venues and more activities are now allowed under GCQ starting Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, based on the latest ruling of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Roque announced that the following […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 545,300 after the Department of Health reported 2,022 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 33151 were active. Of these, 86.9 percent were mild, 7.8 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 0.63 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 500654 including the 333 additional ones. Twenty-six additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11,495. The government is gearing up for […]
