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(Eagle News) — Over 200 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Data released by the Philippine National Police on Wednesday, April 14, showed the additional 288 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 17917. Of these, 2481 were active. Almost 200, or 197, more recoveries were reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 15389. An additional death also pushed the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 47. Earlier, the PNP announced PNP Chief […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 884,783 after the Department of Health reported 8571 additional cases on Tuesday, April 13. DOH data said of the total cases, 165534 were active. Of these, 96.9 percent were mild, 1.8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and 0.31 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 703963 including the 400 additional ones. The death toll is now at 15285, including the 137 additional ones. The Philippines […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada is now negative for COVID-19. Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 13. “His repeat RT-PCR (swab test) is now NEGATIVE!” he said. He said that while the former president was “still on high flow oxygen support,” this was “at a much reduced rate.” The former senator said his father has also been allowed to resume a soft diet. “Mentally, he […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 876225 on Monday, April 12, after the Department of Health reported 11378 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 157451 were active. Of these, 97 percent were mild, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent critical, 0.6 percent severe, and 0.32 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 703625 including the 203 additional ones. The death toll is now at 15149, including the 204 additional ones. The Philippines […]
(Eagle News) – Over 500,000 Sinovac vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines on Sunday. The Bureau of Customs said the vaccine doses consigned to the Department of Health arrived via flight no. PR 361 from Beijing, China. The vaccines underwent pre-arrival clearance process through NAIA One-Stop-Shop and were cleared for release within 15 minutes. The shipment was immediately transferred to the Metropac facility “to ensure the integrity and security of the vaccines prior to distribution,” […]
(Eagle News) –Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas urged policemen who experience COVID-19 symptoms to immediately seek medical attention, and to not undergo home quarantine or self-medication. Sinas, who is himself recovering from COVID-19, made the statement with the PNP reporting additional 227 COVID-19 cases, pushing the PNP COVID-19 total to 17405. Of these, 2430 were active. Over 100, or 196, more recoveries were also reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 14931. An […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada is no longer on ventilator support and appears to be responding well to treatment, his son said. According to former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, his father, who tested positive for COVID-19, however, still requires a “high flow of oxygenation.” “We still have a long way to go before he is completely out of danger and we hope that he continues to fight with his usual tenacity as only Erap […]
(Eagle News) — More people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing mass testing of rail line personnel. Department of Transportation data released as of April 8, 5 p.m., showed the total number of personnel who have now tested positive in each rail line is as follows: MRT-3: 206 personnel LRT-1: 123 personnel LRT-2: 144 personnel PNR: 157 personnel DOTr data as of April 7, 5 p.m., showed a total of 118 MRT-3 personnel, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400 more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recently-released Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional 483 COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 17,064. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad remains at 91,” the department said. Seven additional recoveries also pushed the recovery tally to 10,077, while seven more deaths led to an increase in […]
(Eagle News) — Over 500 have so far tested positive in the ongoing mass testing of rail line employees, Department of Transportation data showed. According to the DOTr, as of 5 p.m. of April 6, 131 of the 860 MRT-3 personnel who underwent swab tests tested positive for COVID-19. In the Philippine National Railways, 131 of the 1,013 personnel who were tested were found to have the virus. The remaining of the total 1,729 PNR […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has warned against the faking of COVID-19 test results, noting that violators could go to jail for the offense. The PNP issued the statement after the PNP Aviation Security Group said it arrested 15 individuals over fake RT-PCR test results at the airport. The test results are generally required for travel. According to the PNP, the individuals were bound for Davao and Zamboanga City from Metro Manila, which […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 803398 on Monday, April 5, after the Department of Health reported 8355 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 143726 were active. Of these, 97.5 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent were critical, 0.6 percent severe, and 0.34 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 646237 including the 145 additional ones. Ten additional deaths pushed the death toll to 13435. The Philippines is dealing […]
