Public hospitals in various provinces and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) of Western Visayas have increased their bed capacity dedicated to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. In a virtual presser on Monday, Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, spokesperson for the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD), said every time there is an increase in cases, the Covid-19 dedicated bed capacity of private hospitals should be increased to at least 30 percent and 50 percent for public hospitals. “In the previous weeks, our health care utilization rate (HCUR) in Western Visayas was at low risk. Currently,
The country’s Defense chief called on Filipinos to become heroes in their own right by adhering to the health protocols and supporting the government’s vaccination campaign in battling the pandemic. By doing so, Filipinos protect themselves and the community against the virus, and winning the fight can be won only with cooperation, Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement. “Sa gitna ng pagsubok na dulot ng pandemya, nawa’y maging inspirasyon natin ang mga bayani noon at ngayon upang gampanan natin ang ating tungkulin at magkaisa para sa kapakanan ng ating bayan (amid the suffering due to the pandemic, may
The 36 crew members of the M/V San Rafael Dos, a cargo vessel of giant transportation and logistics provider 2GO, are currently in quarantine here after 20 of them tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In coordination with the Iloilo City Quarantine Facility Management, the 20 patients were taken to the Jaro 1 Elementary School while the 16 were transferred to a hotel quarantine facility accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday afternoon. The ship’s operation was suspended by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and it must temporarily stay at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, where it has
The local government here rolled out its barangay-based vaccination Monday, starting in the biggest villages. The barangay-based vaccination was in response to the request of officials so they can have a wider and immediate reach amid the threat of the Delta variant. The initial rollout covered nine barangays, namely San Isidro and Balabago in Jaro; Baldoza in La Paz; Sto. Rosario and Estanzuela in the city proper; Bakhaw in Mandurriao; Boulevard in Molo; Calaparan in Arevalo; and Bo. Obrero in Lapuz. In addition to fixed sites, door-to-door vaccinations were also conducted for those who cannot go to the venue, such
The Davao Region has logged 73 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the total number of recoveries to 53,927 as of Sunday. In its Covid-19 bulletin on Aug. 29, the Department of Health in Region 11 (DOH-11) said this reflects a 79.8 percent recovery rate out of a total of 67,615 infections since the pandemic started last year. The city topped with the most number of recoveries at 30,790, followed by Davao del Norte (10,297), Davao Oriental (4,098), Davao de Oro (3,951), Davao del Sur (3,731), and Davao Occidental (1,060). Of the 2,662 persons tested, 667 tested
An additional 16,864 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country’s overall recovery count to 1,794,278 as of Monday. The Department of Health (DOH), in its latest Covid-19 bulletin, said recoveries account for 90.8 percent of the total 1,976,202 infections since the start of the pandemic last year. A record 22,366 new cases were also reported, increasing the active cases to 148,594 while death toll reached 33,330 after the DOH logged 222 new deaths. Of the active cases, 95.7 percent are mild, 1.7 percent are asymptomatic, 1.1 percent are severe, 0.97 percent are moderate, and 0.6 percent
