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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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced declining deaths in the past few weeks as it reported 552 COVID-19 cases on Monday, June 1, bringing the total coronavirus cases in the country to 18,638. In a virtual presser, the DOH said that the fresh cases, or those confirmed in the past three days, were only 119, while the rest, 433, were called “late cases” meaning confirmed cases based on test results released […]
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 […]
PHL must do its best to prevent another major wave, says health expert (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that the country is actually already on the second wave of COVID-19 cases, and that it had actually started by the first week of March. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told a Senate hearing that the first wave happened last January when the country had three cases from Chinese tourists who came to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced another indicator for the flattening of the curve in the country — the decreasing percentage of positive cases as against the total numbers tested daily. Health Undersecretary Dra. Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that in April there was a 17 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. In May, that number dropped to just 10 percent. In a press briefing on Friday, May 8, the DOH spokesperson said that […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said it has started research on possible reinfection of COVID-19 cases after noting two previous patients who had been discharged but were found to be positive again with the virus. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire admitted that two COVID-19 patients from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao had been found to be positive with the virus after being discharged from the hospital. “Patuloy po ang […]
DOH to probe rising number of infections among health workers (Eagle News) – At least 1,062 health care workers in the Philippines have been infected with COVID-19, with 26 of them succumbing to the disease, according to the Department of Health. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the total number infected, 422 are doctors, 386 are nurses, 30 are medical technologists, 21 are radiologic technologists, 51 are nursing assistants, while 152 others […]
(Eagle News) – At least 40 staff members of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) tested positive for COVID-19 forcing the facility to reduce operations to allow disinfection activities, and to investigate and do further tests on other employees. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are still determining the source of the infection, but that initial information that they have is that those who have been going home from the facility were […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said that the mass testing has already started in the country for COVID-19 which is prioritizing vulnerable populations with symptoms. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far around 19,000 individuals have already been tested for coronavirus and that more than 15,000 have tested negative for the disease. Positive test results have reached 3,739 so far. This includes repeat tests, Vergeire said, which is why […]
Biggest single-day jump for COVID-19 cases in PHL so far (Eagle News) – Coronavirus cases continued to rise in the country with the expanded COVID-19 testing as total cases reached 2,084, with the addition of 538 new cases – the biggest single-day jump in cases so far, the Department of Health said. The latest data as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, also included seven new recoveries in the country. This brings to 49 […]
(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 […]
