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But Health USec Vega says health care facilities in Metro Manila still “manageable” (Eagle News) – Over 3,000 of the 26,000 government health care workers in the country were under isolation as of Wednesday, January 12, affecting manpower of health facilities especially in Metro Manila. Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that 3,114 health care workers in isolation were mostly in Metro Manila, representing 11 percent of the total health care workers in government instutions […]
Identify criteria for those who can undergo home isolation (Eagle News) – Malacanang and health authorities encouraged the public experiencing mild symptoms and those who have no symptoms at all to just self-quarantine or isolate at their homes if they do not have senior citizens or those with comorbidities in their households. ”Ito po ang mensahe namin: Tumulong tayong protektahan ang ating healthcare system. Sa mga walang sintomas o may mild or moderate na […]
Bexovid and Paxlovid, with the generic name Nirmatelvir, could reduce hospitalization and deaths by around 90 percent, says Palace (Eagle News) – The Philippine Food and Drug Administration has given a compassionate special permit to the anti-Covid-19 drug Bexovid, the first generic version of the Pfizer antiviral treatment drug Paxlovid. This is good news for Filipinos since this would mean treatment for COVID-19 would be more accessible to ordinary Filipinos since this generic drug […]
DOH Usec Vega says in the midst of COVID-19 crisis, submission of some paperwork delayed so as not to compromise lives of public (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) explained to President Rodrigo Duterte how it is complying with the reported deficiencies in documents on the P67.3 billion earlier flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA). The DOH also found a sympathetic ear in President Duterte who said that he understood the […]
