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(Eagle News) — More residents of Bacoor, Cavite–which initially reported two Delta variant cases–have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Bacoor Mayor Lani Mercado, at least 28 residents of two subdivisions are COVID-19-positive. Mercado said of the 124 contacts traced to the Delta variant cases, 27 tested positive for the virus. At least one tested positive for COVID-19 in El Grande of the 26 contacts identified. According to Mercado, so far, there was a surge […]
At least 82 cops in police station found to be positive for COVID-19 (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the relief of the station commander of the Quezon City Police District’s Station 3 following the deployment of policemen for State of the Nation Address-related duties even if their swab test results were pending. At least 82 of the 161 police station personnel were found to have tested positive for COVID-19. […]
Several areas in Region 6, 10 under ECQ from Aug. 1 to 7 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under a general community quarantine with heightened restrictions from August 1 to 15. Based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ resolution, Iloilo City and Iloilo province in Region 6, and Cagayan de Oro City and Gingoog City in Region 10 will be under the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1566667 after the Department of Health reported 4478 additional cases on Wednesday, July 28. According to recent DOH data, of these, 54552 were active. So far, 93.4 percent were mild cases, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.64 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1484714 including the additional 6149 recoveries. The death toll is now at 27401 including the 84 additional […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) – In a virtual press conference held on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, Dr. Ranjit Rye of OCTA Research stated the group’s position to “go early, go hard” to help save lives and livelihood. In urging the government to enforce a more stringent lockdown measure, OCTA explained that “hard lockdowns that are implemented when cases are still low and on the rise tend to be shorter and are […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon said he was so far asymptomatic. In a radio interview, he said he was staying home. He said he and his wife have already been vaccinated for COVID-19. “Magtetest siya [his wife] about three days,” he said. Gordon is the sixth senator to test positive for COVID-19. The other senators who tested positive for COVID-19 were Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Sonny […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila’s daily new COVID-19 cases could reach up to 11,000 by the end of September due to the Delta variant. According to the Department of Health, this is based on projections made by FASSSTER, a disease surveillance tool and based on the assumption the variant was 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in the United Kingdom. It was also based on the condition health protocols would not […]
People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. The shift comes as the Delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a sharp surge in cases, with hotspots in regions that have lagged behind in vaccinations. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings,” said CDC director Rochelle […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 26, called on Congress to pass a law creating the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and the Virology and Vaccine Institute in the Philippines. The President made the call during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address made against the backdrop of a pandemic brought about by the COVID-19 virus first discovered in Wuhan, China only in 2019. Earlier, the Department of Health […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,555,396 on Monday, July 26, after the Department of Health reported 6,664 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55140 were active. Of these, 93.6 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent were critical, 2.3 percent were severe, and 1.61 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1473009, including the additional 5766 ones. The death toll is now at 27243 including the […]
(Eagle News)–Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are now at 1543281 after the Department of Health reported 6216 additional cases. Of the total cases, 54401 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 2.3 percent were severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.62 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1461749 including the 6778 additional ones. The death toll is now at 27131, including the additional 241 deaths. The DOH has said the first […]
(Eagle News) — Those who are already in transit and will be arriving in the Philippines before July 25 from Malaysia and Thailand will still be allowed entry into the country. The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the Palace added the two countries to its list of countries covered by a travel ban amid a surge in COVID-19 cases reportedly due to the Delta variant. Also included in the ban are Indonesia, India, […]
