The number of police personnel who have contracted the coronavirus disease has reached 5,462.
As of Monday evening, data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service showed that of the 70 new infections, 25 were from the Police Regional Office in Ilocos Region …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 3,475 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the country’s overall tally to 290,190 with only 54,958 active cases.
Of the active cases, about 86.6 percent are mild, 8.9 percent are asymptomatic, 1.4 percent are severe, …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) is set to perform a pilot test on the use of antigen tests as new tools in identifying coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections.
In a media briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the department has proposed the pilot …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday turned over 53 new patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to local government units nationwide to enhance the delivery of emergency health services to the public.
PCSO General Manager Royina Garma led the ceremonial turnover of the 53 …
Read MoreBALANGA CITY, Bataan – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) fatalities in this province has reached 29 as the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported two more deaths as of Thursday night.
The PHO also reported 63 new infections in the province, bringing the …
Read MoreAnother police officer died of the coronavirus disease (Covid19), bringing the police force’s death toll to 17.
In a statement, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service said the fatality is a 28-year-old policeman from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) who died …
Read MoreMore isolation facilities for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients would be built under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), the country’s testing czar said on Friday.
“Sa tulong ng (With the help of) Bayanihan We Recover As One Law ay kakayanin pa …
Read MoreThe city government here will retain its local health protocols, which include the mandatory reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing and isolation, for returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) upon arrival.
Mayor Jerry Treñas said upon the recommendation of the Iloilo City Covid-19 Team, he opted …
Read MoreAt least 27 aspiring doctors in Eastern Visayas would continue the second part of the Physician Licensure Examination here after months of delay due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a virtual press conference on Friday, Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) regional regulations division chief …
Read MoreConfirmed coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in Eastern Visayas have reached 4,078 with only 599 active cases after 54 new infections were reported on Friday.
The newly reported cases include close contacts of confirmed patients and returning residents, said DOH Eastern Visayas director Minerva Molon …
Read MoreThe town of Sarrat in Ilocos Norte recorded 26 recoveries from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday.
In a statement, Mayor Remigio Medrano said this is out of a total of 32 Covid-19 cases in the town, with five active cases and one death.…
Read MoreMANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 3,257 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the country’s total to 279,526 since the pandemic began.
In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said the new infections bring the country’s active …
Read MoreDUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental on Friday reported six new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) — five locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and one authorized person outside of residence (APOR).
This was the outcome of 119 throat swab results …
Read MoreThe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) fatalities within the Caraga Region has reached 26, as the Department of Health in Region 13 (DOH-13) reported four more deaths in the area as of Thursday morning.
In a press briefing Thursday, DOH-13 also announced 17 new infections …
Read MoreSibuco municipality has recorded its first local transmission of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Covid-19 said on Thursday.
In a statement, the provincial IATF described the patient as a 45-year-old female who was in direct contact with the wife of …
Read MoreTwenty-two more health workers in South Cotabato province have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) after being exposed to confirmed cases.
Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., head of the South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), in a press conference late Wednesday afternoon …
Read MoreThe Provincial Health Office (PHO) said Pangasinan might revert to stricter quarantine status as it expressed worries over the continuous increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the province.
In an interview on Thursday, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman said …
Read MoreMalacañang on Wednesday claimed that the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis is over since the country has been able to improve its healthcare capacity significantly.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque responded to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that more …
Read MoreA total of 181 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections were reported in Central Luzon based on the latest report of the Department of Health in Central Luzon’s (DOH-3) Center for Health Development.
This brought the total number of confirmed cases in the region …
Read MoreThe Negros Occidental provincial government has adopted a new monitoring system for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases to rationalize data collection in the province’s 31 local government units (LGUs).
The online platform was introduced by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando …
Read MoreThe Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao administrative building here reopened on Wednesday after two weeks of continuous disinfection from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The two-storey building, which houses the Office of Chief Minister (OCM) Ahod Ebrahim, was closed on Aug. 31 after 35 …
Read MoreThe Department of Health in the Caraga Region (DOH-13) is pushing for more stringent health measures here and in Bislig City in Surigao del Sur, due to local transmissions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a press briefing Wednesday (Sept. 16), DOH-13 Director …
Read MoreThe Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) recorded 17 new coronavirus disease cases on Monday, eight of which are from the city.
The province of South Cotabato trailed with seven cases, and one each for North Cotabato and General Santos City. “The new …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 3,544 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the country’s overall tally to 269,407 with only 57,392 active cases.
Of the active cases, it said that about 87.9 percent are mild, 8 percent are asymptomatic, 1.2 …
Read MoreAn official of the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said on Monday the people’s support to the clinical trial for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine will shorten the fight against the pandemic.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7 chief pathologist and Covid-19 spokesperson, …
Read MoreA group of medical experts and government health officials on Tuesday expressed support to the easing of physical distancing in public transportation, noting that other health measures allow for its gradual reduction.
The group, led by former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, Dr. Manuel …
Read MoreThe Inter-Agency Task Force’s sub-technical working group (TWG) on vaccine development, headed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), will form a Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) for the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trial for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, an official …
Read MoreFormer Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website, Tagle tested positive for the virus upon his arrival in Manila on Thursday.
The Holy …
Read MoreA Filipino who was sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of his Filipina partner in October 2007 has been pardoned by the nation’s Amir, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Saturday.
After receiving clemency from Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber …
Read MoreFourteen persons in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) who have been quarantined and isolated due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) walked home on Saturday after defeating the virus.
Mohd Asnin Pendatun, speaking for the BARMM’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19, …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Makati Medical Center Foundation Inc. (MMCFI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) aimed at ensuring the health and wellness of police personnel amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a statement Thursday, the PNP Public Information Office …
Read MoreThirty-five employees of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) administrative center here have tested positive for coronavirus disease, the region’s head minister said.
In a statement on Thursday night, Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim, said of the total infected employees, 29 are …
Read MoreThe entire city will be placed anew under the more stringent general community quarantine (GCQ) for 15 days effective Friday night in the wake of the recorded clustering and increasing locally transmitted coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
City Mayor Eliordo Ogena said the move …
Read MoreA 55-year-old Filipino-Chinese businesswoman is the latest fatality here due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), while four new cases have been confirmed.
In a statement issued by the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) on Thursday, Covid-19 focal person Dr. Ophelia Rivera said the patient …
Read MoreKabayan, the only town in Benguet province that remains free from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) shares its “secret” to maintaining its status.
During the Laging Handa briefing on Thursday, Kabayan Mayor Faustino Aquisan said it is all about proper coordination among the agencies …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday launched two key projects, the Barangay Covid Defense (BaCoD) and the PNP Food Bank, aimed at improving the welfare of communities amid the health crisis.
PNP Chief, Gen. Camilo Cascolan, led the ceremonial launch of the two …
Read MoreAnother community primary hospital (CPH) in Negros Oriental was locked down to contain the transmission of coronavirus disease(Covid-19), a provincial health official said on Friday.
The first CPH placed on temporary lockdown was the Inapoy Community Primary Hospital in Barangay Inapoy, Mabinay town.
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Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) solidarity trials on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines might start by the last week of October, a health official said Friday.
“(In) the fourth week of October, the implementation might start already. And I say the implementation might …
Read MoreA total of 6,548 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFW) displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health crisis have been transported back to their home towns in Eastern Visayas, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported on Friday.
These returning residents arrived from May …
Read MoreGovernor Daniel R. Fernando has ordered the strict implementation of intensified strategies against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province.
Fernando issued the directive during the joint third quarter meeting of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) and the city and municipal …
Read MorePhase 3 trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by British drug maker AstraZeneca and Oxford University were put on hold, the company announced Tuesday, due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant.
AstraZeneca spokeswoman Michele Meixell said: “As part of the ongoing …
Read MoreSouth Cotabato province recorded 22 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Wednesday, with three localities logging increasing locally transmitted infections.
A report released on Thursday by the South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 15 of the cases were …
Read MoreMedical front-liners in South Cotabato province have appealed for the immediate declaration of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the area amid the increasing cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) due to local transmission.
Members of the South Cotabato Medical Society (Socomed) and officials …
Read MoreMayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi has ordered for a 14-day lockdown of Barangay Poblacion 6 here due to a high number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) positive cases that included one death.
Lawyer Kitem Kadatuan Jr., Secretary to the Mayor, said the village lockdown commenced …
Read MoreA 24-year-old man from Barangay Cabilocaan is this town’s first coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) fatality.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Calasiao’s municipal health office (MHO) said the patient was rushed to a nearby hospital on Wednesday evening but was declared dead upon arrival.…
Read MoreAt least 129 patients were reported to have recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Cebu province, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said Wednesday.
This development came after DOH-7, through chief pathologist Mary Jean Loreche, said the Covid-19 situation in the …
Read MoreAt least 129 patients were reported to have recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Cebu province, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said Wednesday.
This development came after DOH-7, through chief pathologist Mary Jean Loreche, said the Covid-19 situation in the …
Read MoreForeign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to promote their cooperation in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and prepare a post-pandemic recovery plan.
They made the statement at the 53rd Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53), which …
Read MoreAs coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases continue to spike in Ilocos Norte, the provincial government has imposed stricter guidelines to contain further spread of the virus.
In a press conference on Thursday, Dr. Norman Rabago, provincial health consultant said Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc is …
Read MoreCebu is one of the eight areas in the country being eyed as zones for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine clinical trials, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Thursday.
In a televised briefing, DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said six …
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