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(Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the country reached almost 23,000 as infections continued to rise in two major regions in the country — Metro Manila and Central Visayas (Region 7). As of Tuesday, June 9, total COVID-19 cases reached 22,992 with the addition of 518 reported cases, mostly coming from Central Visayas, followed by Metro Manila. There were 280 fresh cases: 82 from Region 7, while 61 came from Metro Manila. There were […]
New DOH Usec points out things he could help improve on in DOH including coordination, harmonization of work with IATF and with community’s needs (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City as the new undersecretary of the Department of Health (DOH) after expressing his disappointment with the slow release of cash benefits to health care workers who were severely affected by COVID-19, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has sought the assistance of the Department of Health for an independent probe into the accidental exposure to chemicals of a team of police medical and healthcare personnel at a PNP-managed COVID-19 quarantine facility. In a statement, the PNP said upon instructions by PNP Chief, Police General Archie Gamboa, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, PNP Deputy Chief for Administration and Commander of the PNP Administrative Support to COVID-19 Task Force (ASCOTF) […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country hit 1,003 as nine more deaths were reported on Sunday, June 7, according to the Department of Health. COVID-19 cases also reached 21,895 with the addition of 555 new cases. Many of these were “fresh” or new cases at 378, while 177 were “late cases” or those whose test results had been released more than four days ago to patients. In both cases, […]
DOH again reports record low number of deaths at 3 (Eagle News) — There were less COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, June 5, at 244 cases compared to cases in the last two weeks as the Department of Health said that its backlog of virus cases would soon be finished. According to the DOH, the total COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Friday stood at 20,626. Only 76 of the 244 reported infection added […]
Joint admin order for immediate cash distribution formulated and signed by DOLE, DOH, DBM after warning, ultimatum from Pres. Duterte (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported that it had already started distributing the “death benefit checks” worth P1 million each to the families of the 32 health care workers who have died due to COVID-19. In a virtual presser on Friday, June 5, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the first […]
Tasks him to form new team for fund distribution after Duque blames DOH staff https://youtu.be/2meLZ8zDZWI (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte questioned Health Secretary Francisco Duque III why the Department of Health has not yet distributed much needed financial assistance to the families of 32 health care workers who died in the line of duty due to COVID-19. In a televised briefing of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 meeting held Thursday, June 4, […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 20,382 after 634 cases were added on Thursday, June 4, according to the Department of Health. Fresh cases recorded were 313, with those coming from Metro Manila at 114 and from Central Visayas (Region 7) at 101. Late cases were reported at 321, with 63 infections from repatriates. But even as the COVID-19 cases topped 20,000, the DOH said that the case doubling […]
(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-cases in the country reached close to 19,000 as the number of recoveries surpassed 4,000 as of Tuesday, June 2, the Department of Health said. In its regular virtual presser, the DOH said that the total number of cases reached 18,997 as of 4 p.m. These 18,997 cases are all validated: 176 of which are fresh or new cases, while 183 are “late cases” from test results which were […]
Health system capacity enough to treat cases – DOH https://youtu.be/DqskWsl7g1A (Eagle News) — At least 90 percent of the coronavirus cases in the Philippines are just “mild”, and two percent are considered severe or critical cases, according to the Department of Health, which is one justification for the country easing down quarantine restrictions starting Monday, June 1. Health Secretary Francisco Duque reported to the President that the country’s health systems capacity is also high […]
Presently, most health care workers with COVID only have “mild cases” (Eagle News) – No health care worker has died due to COVID-19 since May 10, as more recoveries are reported among those infected with the virus. This was the very good news reported by the Department of Health. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that no new COVID-19 death was reported among the ranks of health care frontliners in the fight against […]
But no more new patients to be given the drug (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that it will not accept new patients for hydroxychloroquine following the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to discontinue its use for its Solidarity Trial. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that while the Executive Group of the WHO Solidarity trial in the country has decided not to accept new patients, those COVID-19 patients who […]
