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(Eagle News)–Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 795051 on Sunday, April 4, after the Department of Health reported 11028 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 135526 were active. Of these, 97.4 percent were mild, 1 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent severe, 0.6 percent critical, and 0.36 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 646100, including the 41205 additional ones. The death toll also rose to 13425, including the two additional ones. The Philippines is dealing with […]
(Eagle News)–Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Magalong, also the country’s contact tracing czar, said this was based on the results of the RT-PCR test he took on April 2. He said contact tracing is underway. “The seriousness of this pandemic is something that we should not take for granted. It is a difficult situation and I don’t want anyone of you to be in this condition as it […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 16,398 after four additional cases were reported. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases were recorded in the Asia Pacific region. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery and death toll among Filipinos abroad remain at 10,048 and 1049. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 756,199 on Thursday, April 1, after the Department of Health reported 8920 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total COVID-19 cases, 138948 were active. Of these, 95.9 percent were mild, 2.5 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 0.6 percent severe, and 0.36 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 603948 including the 205 additional ones. Six additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 13,303. Over the weekend, […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Andanar said he was so far, asymptomatic, and was immediately isolated and placed under home quarantine. He said contact tracing was been done. “Rest assured, I am okay and I will still continue to work hard and to perform my duties well, including hosting regular shows to inform the public, as I recuperate from the virus,” he said. He also […]
(Eagle News) — Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted on the city’s Facebook account, Gandamra said this was based on the results of his RT-PCR test released on Sunday night. He urged all those who came into contact with him recently to get tested or be quarantined either in quarantine facilities or their respective homes. He said this was also a “call to action” to “not be afraid […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada has tested positive for COVID-19. This is according to his son, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday, March 29. According to the former senator, his father, who is 83 years old, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday night “sa kadahilanan ng panghihina ng kanyang katawan (because of body weakness).” He said his father was so far in a “stable […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Kabayan, Benguet Mayor Faustino Aquisan passed away due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, March 21. The Public Information Agency in Benguet said Aquisan died past noon at the Notre dame de Chartres Hospital in Baguio City. He was 61 years old. He had tested positive for COVID-19. “Persons who have close contact with the late Mayor from March 6 to 19, 2021 are required to do mandatory home quarantine and wait for […]
(Eagle News) — Residents of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal who went on vacation outside that “bubble” and want to return home can do so during the two-week ban on non-essential travel into and outside that subject area. According to the Department of Transportation, returning home is, after all, considered essential travel, which means it is not covered by the restriction announced by the Palace on Sunday, March 22. The DOTr said travelers […]
(Eagle News)–Health authorities on Saturday, March 20, reported additional variant cases in the Philippines, which is currently battling a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Department of Health (DOH), the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) said in a joint statement that the 46 additional B.1.1.7 variant cases, 62 additional B.1.351 variant cases, and six additional P.3 variant cases were found among the eleventh batch […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday, March 19, called on local government units to use the StaySafe.ph application instead of developing their own contact tracing systems. In a statement, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, also the department spokesperson, said “it will be easier and more cost-efficient for LGUs to just use StaySafe instead of buying their own.” Besides, he said “we will soon fully implement the StaySafe application and […]
