CIDG gets new chief in latest PNP reshuffle
May 2, 2024
The city government and the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) are increasing the bed capacities of the existing isolation units here in preparation for a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases due to the Delta variant. Mayor Benjamin Magalong, in an interview on Saturday, said they hope to bring the number of beds initially to 1,025, and later on further increase it to 1,300. He said that at present, the Baguio City Community Isolation Unit at the former Santo Niño Hospital has 360 beds which would be added with 150. The PHP20 million earlier allotted for
Caeleb Dressel of the United States made himself the most successful swimmer in Tokyo, who pocketed five golds from the six events he featured in as the swimming competitions concluded here on Sunday. In the first race in the morning, Dressel won his fourth gold at the Tokyo Olympics, triumphing in the men’s 50m freestyle. The reigning world champion set an Olympic record time of 21.07 seconds, 0.48 seconds faster Florent Manaudou of France. Bruno Fratus of Brazil took a bronze in 21.57 seconds. “Winning bronze releases a lot of pressure that was on my back. For the past few
The number of daily coronavirus cases has increased in the vast majority of the Asia-Pacific region but it has become increasingly difficult to fight the pandemic in some countries. Despite the rapid progress of vaccinations in India, Malaysia and Japan, the number of infections has increased in recent weeks. The slowness of vaccinations in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar has led to a rise in daily cases. A total of 25 percent of the Indian population has received a first jab, while only 7 percent got the second dose. The number of daily cases exceeds 42,000 in the past three
A special city council session on the controversial proposed PHP23-billion reclamation project here on Monday has been moved to next week after a councilor tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Vice Mayor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino announced via social media on Sunday that the body would instead hold the special session on Aug. 9 as all councilors and staff are scheduled to undergo a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on Monday. This, after Councilor Manuel Sagarbarria posted on his Facebook page also on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19. He said that despite being fully vaccinated, he “got
Levels of antibodies that are enough to protect a person against various novel coronavirus strains are different, and cannot be viewed as a reliable criterion when deciding whether a vaccination is needed or not, said Yekaterina Stepanova, a Russian infectious diseases specialist and a candidate of medical sciences. “As preliminary research shows, various strains require various levels of antibodies. For example, [protection] against the South African strain requires a level of over 1,000 BAU/ml. The level for the delta strain is presumed to be even higher, at 1,500 BAU/ml,” she said. In her words, any level of antibodies shows that
The Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol has called on local government units (LGU) in the region to implement tighter border control measures to prevent the entry and spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), especially the more transmissible Delta variant. In an interview on Sunday, Dr. Ferchito Avelino, DOH assistant regional director, said “the best and (most) effective way to prevent the spread of the Delta variant is to have stricter health control measures in all borders from the provinces, towns, cities down to the villages”. He said the DOH has recommended the renewal of the Bicol Pandemic Task Force’s resolution
