Tag: covid

Roque, Galvez say private sector still need to go thru tripartite deal to buy COVID vaccines

  (Eagle News) – The private sector should still enter into a tripartite agreement with the Philippine government to purchase vaccines against COVID-19, according to Malacanang on Tuesday, March 30, clarifying President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive on the issue. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that vaccines are still covered by emergency use authorization (EUA) and has no approval for commercial use. “Lilinawin ko lang po ‘no: Ang pag-aangkat po ay sa pamamagitan pa rin ng tripartite […]

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More than 80% of intubated Covid patients die in Brazil

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — More than 80 percent of Covid-19 patients who have to be intubated in Brazil have died since the start of the second wave of infections ravaging the country, according to researchers. The mortality rate since February 15 — 83.5 percent — is far higher than in countries such as Mexico, Britain, Germany or Italy, highlighting how the South American country’s hospitals are struggling to deal with a surge […]

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PHL Medical Association president says more doctors, health workers getting COVID-19 amid spike in cases

1-week ECQ not enough as NCR hospitals now filled up with COVID-19 patients   (Eagle News) – The president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) expressed his concerns about the rising COVID-19 cases that are overwhelming hospitals in Metro Manila, saying that more and more doctors and other medical frontliners are becoming infected and even dying from coronavirus. Dr. Benito Atienza, in an interview over NET25’s Balitalakayan, said that even families of doctors hospitals in […]

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ECOP president says ECQ extension would be too much for economy, would lead to more hungry people

Says ECQ extension not the only way to address COVID-19 rise, urges gov’t to look at response of other ASEAN nations   (Eagle News) – The president of the Economic Confederation of the Philippines appealed to the Philippine government not to concentrate on lockdown as the only solution to the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., in an interview with NET25’s Balitalakayan, said that while they note that the move of […]

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Pres. Duterte to announce quarantine protocols for April; health experts note 1-week ECQ not enough

IATF studying if 1-week ECQ enough to bring numbers down (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be announcing in his Talk to the Nation Monday night, March 29, what will be the community protocols for the month of April as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) hold meetings studying the next moves that should be undertaken to arrest the COVID-19 spike. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also cited projections on COVID-19 cases […]

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Snap lockdown ordered in Australia’s Brisbane after virus outbreak

  BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected in Australia’s third-biggest city. It is the second snap lockdown of the greater Brisbane area this year, and comes after seven people tested positive for Covid-19 — the first significant community outbreak in Australia in weeks. “This is the UK strain. It is highly infectious. We need to […]

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IATF allows simultaneous vaccination of senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, along with health frontliners

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang has allowed the simultaneous vaccination of senior citizens and those with comorbidities, along with the medical front liners. In an interview over the NET25 program, Balitalakayan, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has already approved that the elderly and those with comorbidities can already be vaccinated. “Na-approve na po ng IATF ang mga amendments sa Omnibus Guidelines po […]

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PNP reports 187 additional COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported 187 additional COVID-19 cases. According to PNP data released on Monday, March 29, the additional COVID-19 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 14,456. Of these, 2,157 were active. Ninety-eight additional recoveries also pushed the PNP recovery tally to 12,262. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 36. The Philippines is dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, prompting […]

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President Duterte turns 76, marks second bday amid pandemic, but this time with his family in Davao

Palace officials send greetings of good health, more years to Chief Executive   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte once again is marking his birthday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Sunday, March 28, the Philippine leader turns 76. Last year, he spent his special day inside the Palace, away from his family. This time, Malacanang said that the President would celebrate his birthday in Davao City and that he would return to Manila on Monday […]

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DOH reports 9,595 additional COVID-19 cases; total at 712,442

(Eagle News)–Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 712442 on Saturday, March 27, after the Department of Health reported 9595 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 118122 were active. Of these, 95.1 percent were mild, 3.2 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent critical, 0.7 percent severe and 0.39 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 581161, including the additional 481 ones. COVID-19 deaths have reached 13159, including the ten new ones. The Philippines is dealing with a surge in […]

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WHO seeks 10 million vaccine doses ‘immediately’ for last nations

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (WHO) The World Health Organization called Friday for the donation of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses so every country can start immunising within the first 100 days of 2021, as cases rise worldwide. The UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a rush to secure vaccines had delayed deliveries that Covax, the scheme for getting jabs to poorer nations, had been counting on. “Bilateral deals, […]

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Pres. Duterte signs CREATE Act, cuts corporate income tax rate to 25% to attract more investments amid pandemic

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on Friday, March 26, the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act which lowered the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent in hopes of attracting more investments amid the still raging COVID-19 pandemic. Republic Act (RA) 11534 or the CREATE Act introduces reforms to the corporate income tax and incentives systems. Aside from cutting the corporate income tax rate to 25 […]

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