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(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is on self-quarantine for coronavirus disease 2019. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Duque was tested for the disease even if he was asymptomatic because he was “asthmatic and hypertensive.” The results are expected in a few days. Duque , Vergeire said, is working from home. Earlier, the Department of Health said one of its directors had tested positive for COVID-19. The agency gave the assurance its […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, March 18, recorded six new coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country, bringing the total number of those infected to 193. Of the total number of cases, the DOH said seven have recovered and 14 have died. President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the country under a state of calamity in order to mobilize the government’s resources against COVID-19. Under the proclamation declaring the state of calamity, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced that one of its senior officials has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement posted on Tuesday night, March 17 at 10:30 p.m., the DOH said that its “lone confirmed case is a director” and not a member of the DOH Executive Committee contrary to circulating reports. “DOH assures its employees that their safety and health is top priority. Offices have been disinfected […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday night announced two additional deaths from the coronavirus disease 2019. With the deaths of patients 126 and 129, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country is at 14. According to the DOH, patient 126 was a 76-year-old male who was admitted to the Adventist Medical Center in Manila on March 9, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 on March 15. He had type 2 diabetes […]
(Eagle News) – Only two confirmed coronavirus cases—one of them a Philippine senator- were added on Monday, March 16, the first working day of a supposed community quarantine in Metro Manila that was later updated to a stricter enhanced community quarantine for the whole of Luzon. The Department of Health said that the two new confirmed cases included Philippine senator Juan Miguel Zubiri who also went public on television Monday night to say that […]
(Eagle News)– A 13-year old girl from Quezon City is reported to be the youngest coronavirus case in the country, the Department of Health said on Sunday, March 15. The 13-year old is listed as patient no. 135 by the DOH. She tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) today, Sunday, March 15, the DOH said. She is among the 29 new confirmed coronavirus cases announced by the DOH on Sunday, March 15. Based on […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced the death of three coronavirus patients, bringing the country’s COVID-19 fatalities to 11. This came about as the DOH also reported that coronavirus cases in the county has climbed to 140 on Sunday, March 15, after the addition of 29 new cases in the country. The three COVID-19 deaths are a 64-year old Negros Oriental town councilor (patient no. 39); an 86-year old American resident of Marikina […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 111 confirmed coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) cases in the country, with eight deaths recorded so far, according to the Department of Health which announced 13 new cases in addition to the 34 cases it had reported earlier in the day. The additional cases were announced just before a lockdown took place in Metro Manila at 12 a.m. Sunday, March 15, restricting travel to and from the Philippine capital […]
Philippine Heart Center limits hospital ops after several health personnel exposure to COVID-19 patient (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, March 14, reported 34 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 98. In a statement, the DOH also advised all travellers coming from the National Capital Region who are without symptoms to undergo strict home quarantine for 14 days. “Travellers from NCR who are out of the […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced three coronavirus deaths on Saturday, March 14, bringing the total COVID-19 fatalities in the country to eight. One of the three was a 54-year old patient from Lanao del Sur, the first coronavirus case in Mindanao, and referred to as Philippine patient no. 40. He was initially treated in Iligan, and later transferred to Northern Mindanao Medical Center. His symptoms began appearing on March 4. He died […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Friday, March 13, announced 12 more novel coronavirus cases in the country, bringing the total to 64. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said they were tracing people who may have had contact with the additional cases. “Please contact DOH and call the designated hotline at (02) 8-651-7800 loc 1149-1150 for any new leads. For those who are confirmed cases, please let our hospitals take care of you,” Duque said. […]
(Eagle News)–Three more novel coronavirus patients have died, the Department of Health announced, bringing the total to five. According to the DOH, the three all had prior health complications. Patients 5 and 6 were a husband and wife who were confined at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Patient 5, who frequented a Muslim prayer hall in Greenhills, was 62. He had diabetes, hypertension, and an acute kidney injury aside from COVID-19. He began […]
