The Philippines is “better prepared” for a surge in COVID-19 infections, according to the country’s top health official, as the government plans to relax health protocols even further. According to Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the Department of Health, the country’s healthcare system was able to “manage” hospital admissions due to COVID-19 in recent months. … Read more
Most often asked concern is if COVID-19 cases would grow out of the country after Election 2022 here are the statement of Professor Jomar Rabajante of the University of the Philippines (UP) Pandemic Response Team. According to Professor Jomar Rabajante of the University of the Philippines (UP) Pandemic Response Team, the data provided by government is still … Read more
On Monday, February 7, the Department of Health (DOH) discontinued vaccinations for children aged five to eleven years old. Undersecretary of the Department of Health Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that there was a delay with logistics and the delivery of the vaccinations, stating that Pfizer vaccines should arrive today and be used for children. DOH … Read more
Atty. Larry Gadon is making noise on social media following after his video spread on different video sharing platform where he is calling the “DOH bobo.” In an interview with the GMA News, Gadon said he did not believed the Department of Health and its protocols implemented in the country to prevent the spread of … Read more
Gadon said he does not believe in the Department of Health and its protocols to prevent being infected with COVID-19. He said he was not infected when he went around more than 20 hospitals to give donations. “Ang COVID curable. Sobrang pananakot ang ginawa sa atin ng DOH. Tumigil ang ekonomiya dahil sa sobrang pananakot … Read more
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines jump to 136,638, with the highest single-day increase of 6,958 new infections reported by the DOH. Recoveries rise to 68,159 with an additional 633, while the death toll is now at 2,293, with 24 new deaths. According to DOH, “We are reporting 6,958 new cases for August 10, 2020. Top … Read more
The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbs to 129,913, with the DOH reporting 3,109 new infections. DFA reports 39 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad, bringing the cumulative total to 9,754. Recoveries reach 5,783 with 23 new survivors, while the death toll remains unchanged at 708. DOH Updates, “As of 4 PM today, … Read more
As the search for possible COVID-19 treatment continues, the clinical trials of the Japanese anti-viral flu drug Avigan in the Philippines will start on August 10, 2020, said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday. Based in the interview of Vergeire on Unang Hirit, she said that all is set for the trial to begin, … Read more
The costing for swab tests in Manila, Philippines goes for an average of P3,500 to as high as over P8,000 as of Red Cross. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) COVID-19 swab test costs P4,000 for walk-ins. However, some facilities charge upwards to P8,150 for the confirmatory tests. Meanwhile, the Lung Center of the Philippines polymerase … Read more
The Department of Health (DOH) guaranteed the community of Individuals Living with HIV (PLHIV) that DOH features a steady supply of lifesaving HIV drugs, in the midst of the “risk of running out” in other nations, as detailed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Secretary Francisco T. Duque III shares that “With the drastic increment … Read more