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(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases kept rising with the addition of 84 COVID-19 positive patients bringing the country’s total to 636, as of Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The numbers were added to the previous day’s report of 552 cases, according to the Department of Health. The DOH is also monitoring 9,000 people nationwide for possible COVID-19 infection. They include around 6,000 persons under monitoring (PUMs) and 2,800 persons under investigation […]
(Eagle News) — The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines has reached 501 with the addition of 32 new cases as of Tuesday morning, March 24, 2020, according to the Department of Health. The new confirmed cases came as the country’s testing capability for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been strengthened with the arrival of 100,000 COVID-19 test kits from China, and other detection kits which had been already approved for distribution […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health on Monday, March 23, denied it was prioritizing politicians in the testing for coronavirus disease 2019. In a radio interview, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were still many officials who wanted to be tested but had to wait in line. She said most of those who were tested were qualified for testing in the first place: They had a travel history and had exposure to COVID-19 cases. […]
Death toll at 33; 18 patients recover (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, March 23, confirmed 16 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019, bringing the total number to 396. According to Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire, eight additional deaths were also recorded. With the additional fatalities, the number of deaths has reached 33. The DOH said a total of 18 patients have recovered. President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to hold a […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health is verifying reports hundreds of medical personnel were quarantined in two hospitals for being exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019. In a radio interview on Monday, March 23, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said based on his information about the quarantine of over 500 staff members of the UST Hospital in Manila and close to 150 staff of The Medical City in Pasig City, “sinama rin ‘yung clerks, residents at […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has denied the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine director was replaced. In an interview over radio dzbb on Monday, March 23, Duque said the department order circulating online had been corrected as Assistant Secretary Ernesto Santiago had only been designated RITM’s overseer on the accredited testing facilities. “Dahil manipis din ang tao natin sa RITM, kailangan din natin ng makakatulong kay director Celia Carlos,” he said. Duque issued the […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has jumped to 380, after the addition of 73 new cases, an official of the Department of Health said on Sunday, March 22. Health Assistant Secretary Dra. Rosario Vergeire also announced that the death toll had risen to 25, from Saturday’s toll of only 19. In a radio interview over DZRH, Vergeire said that the additional 73 new cases were on top […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s total confirmed coronavirus cases had risen to 307, with the addition of 77 new cases, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, March 21. The new cases were only identified as patients number 231 to 307 or PH231 to PH307. This is the highest single-day jump for COVID-19 cases in the country. -Five more patients recover from COVID-19, bringing total to 13- The DOH also announced five new […]
5 other patients recover, one dies (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, March 21, announced 32 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 in the country, bringing the total to 262. According to the DOH, five other patients have recovered. With the development, 13 patients have so far recovered. Another patient has died, bringing the total to 19.
(Eagle News)– The three hospitals the Department of Health said would be exclusively used for coronavirus disease 2019 patients will be ready by next week. This is according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a radio interview on Saturday, March 21. Vergeire said the DOH is now preparing 140 beds at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila, 120 beds at the Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Caloocan, and 40 beds at the Lung Center […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) is finalizing preparations to equip the Philippine General Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, and Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital as referral hospitals for COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. In an advisory, the DOH said that it is expecting to finalize talks with the UP-PGH today, March 20. “In view of this, the UP-PGH has begun ceasing admission for non-emergency cases to free up wards and […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total to 217. The new cases are identified on as Patients No. 203 to 217 (PH203 to PH217) by the DOH which gave no additional details about the patients. In a bulletin issued at 12 noon today, Thursday, March 19, the DOH also announced the recovery of Patient 20 (PH20), a 48 year old Filipino male from Cavite. PH20, […]
