Covid case rise seen in half of areas
AN official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday disclosed that rise in the number of Covid-19 cases have been observed in “half” of the provinces and cities across the Philippines.
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AN official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday disclosed that rise in the number of Covid-19 cases have been observed in “half” of the provinces and cities across the Philippines.
THE Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that the government’s anti-Covid-19 vaccination drive would proceed even in areas that will be placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20.
THE House Committee on Ways and Means endorsed for plenary approval last August 2 a substitute bill defining the tax rates for proprietary schools.
Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday announced that the Metro Manila Council (MMC) shall impose 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew hours when the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) takes effect on August 6.
WHILE the threat of Delta variant looms, the Philippines has recorded over 8,000 Covid-19 cases for three straight days.
The head of the four-member delegation of health experts from Israel said that giving a third dose or booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines to the Philippine population is “irrelevant” right now.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported an increase in Covid-19 infections in many parts of the country.
In a media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the increase in cases was observed mid-July after a slowdown in cases before.
As for July 28, 2021 the top regions of new cases are: National Capital Region (NCR) – 1,151, Region 4A – 701, Region 6 – 540, Region 1 – 334, Region 3 – 334, and Region 7 – 326 while top areas of new cases are: Quezon City – 282, Ilocos Norte – 258, Laguna – 239, Cavite – 237, and Cagayan – 209.
LIKE businessmen, Metro Manila mayors are ready to bite the bullet and allow their areas to be classified under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for two weeks, but with an if: the national government has enough resources for adequate ayuda for all those impacted, and can reserve 4 million doses of vaccines for them.
“Needless to say, SAP is important to address the concerns of underprivileged families as they will be the ones who will be greatly affected by the ECQ declaration,” Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Abalos said in a statement released to the media before midnight on Wednesday.
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Richard J. Gordon has tested positive for Covid-19.
What do pre-packaged goods such as chips, cookies and biscuits, baked goods such as bread and pastries, spreads, butter, and shortening have in common? They all contain Industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA).
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday night acknowledged an observed increase in Covid-19 cases but said there is “no definitive” evidence of a surge in Metro Manila.
TO strengthen efforts in detecting emerging Covid variants and mutations in the country that may have significant public health implications, a P100-million budget is needed to be able to conduct genome sequencing in satellite facilities in Visayas and Mindanao, a health official said on Tuesday.
In an online Kapihan Session of the Department of Health (DOH), Dr. Cynthia Saloma of the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that each facility would be needing a P50-million annual budget.
“[We need] P50 million each lab to [be] able to sequence 50 to 100 samples a week,” Saloma said, stressing that this is the “fastest and cheapest way” to conduct genome sequencing in Visayas and Mindanao.
The PGC satellite office is located at UP-Visayas Regional Research Center while its Mindanao counterpart can be found in the yet-to-be-constructed Research, Development and Extension Building of UP Mindanao. Aside from research, the two offices are training personnel for RT-PCR testing.
As to the funding, Saloma said, they welcome any donations to make the plan to conduct genome sequencing in Visayas and Mindanao possible.
Currently, the samples collected across the country are being sent to PGC for sequencing. The PGC is sequencing samples in batches of at least 750 per week.
For her part, Executive Director of the University of the Philippines Manila-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) Dr. Eva Maria Cutiongco- Dela Paz said they aim to increase the number of active cases sampled for sequencing.
According to Saloma, the ideal target is to sequence 5 percent of the total Covid-19 cases.
TRAFFIC fines and penalties for all types of violations of traffic rules and regulations can now be settled with the use of mobile phones, laptops or personal computers.
THE Philippine Smoke Free Movement (PSFM) expressed hope there will be a declaration of support for the immediate passage of the Smoke-free Environment Bill as President Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday (July 26).
AN additional 55 Delta variant cases were detected by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) in the latest batch of whole genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday, amid fears that Covid-19’s more transmissible variant is fast spreading. The new batch brings the total Delta variant cases to 119.
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday logged 5,479 additional Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,548,755.
AN additional 55 Delta variant cases were detected by the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) in the latest batch of whole genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday, amid fears that Covid-19’s more transmissible variant is fast spreading. The new batch brings the total Delta variant cases to 119.
The DOH said 94 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant cases, 179 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases, and nine of the P.3 variant cases were also detected.
Of the 55 new Delta variant cases, 37 are local cases, 17 are Returning Overseas Filipino (ROFs), and one case is currently being verified if this is a local or ROF case.
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon called on all the PRC volunteers and staff to increase their efforts to fight against Covid-19, especially now that the more contagious variant, known as Delta, is already here in the country.
Seventeen more Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday. This brings the total Delta variant cases in the country to 64.
Due to the threat of Delta variant, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) was prompted to reimpose longer curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. starting Sunday (July 25) at the National Capital Region, after it was placed anew under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions.
The 13 Filipino sailors of bulk carrier MV Angelic Power who have been stranded in China for the past 17 months finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday and are now in quarantine, the Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC) reported.
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported zero Covid-19 deaths, but cases in the country rose to
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has developed an app to provide a safer avenue for the agency’s teaching and non-teaching personnel as they give information and status of their vaccination.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday night confirmed the local transmission of the highly infectious Delta Covid-19 variant in the country and further emphasized the need to continuously enforce strict border control measures and intensify local Covid-19 responses.
The Department of Health (DOH) is urging the local government units (LGUs) to initiate “enhanced response” following indications there may already have been local transmission of the dreaded Covid Delta variant in some areas of the country amid recorded spikes in infections.
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) on Wednesday expressed fears the Philippines would not be able to cope with a surge in the Delta Covid-19 variant similar to the scale now faced by Indonesia, which has taken over India as Asia’s new epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday warned the public against fake booking sites and personnel asking people to send payments to their bank accounts.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday reported that parts of Metro Manila experienced flooding due to intermittent southwest monsoon (Habagat) rains enhanced by Typhoon Fabian on Wednesday noon.
Health experts and advocates have stressed that everyone deserves to live in an environment conducive for their health and well-being.
There are at least eight active cases of Covid delta variant currently in the country after the detected cases were “immediately re-assessed,” the Department of Health said on Tuesday.
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