Amid its “slow” but “steady” rise in infections, Metro Manila remained at the moderate risk classification for Covid-19, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday evening, Sept. 29. (Unsplash) The growth of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila has slowed, but cases are still rising. This...
The Philippines once again recorded over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29. A total of 2,536 more people contracted the Covid-19 virus, latest DOH data showed. This comes after the country recorded less than 2,000 cases on Sept. 27 and 28. The country's...
Nurses in PPEs The Philippines is currently facing a shortage of healthcare workers, particularly of nurses, the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Thursday, Sept. 29 “Ngayon, ang nakikita natin talagang kakulangan would be our nurses (Now, what we are seeing is that we lack nurses),” said DOH...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) is currently keeping a close eye on six areas in Metro Manila because of increasing Covid-19 hospital admissions. These areas are Pasig, Muntinlupa, Malabon, Makati, Navotas, and Caloocan City, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario...
Additional budget should be allocated to address the Covid-19 medical waste conundrum, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said. Facemasks (stock photo) Specifically, Garin wants more funds funneled to the infectious healthcare waste program of the Environmental Management Bureau of the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29, visited Quezon City to vaccinate street-dwelling or homeless families and individuals against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). DOH Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire and Metro Manila Center for Health Development Assistant Regional...
DOH The country recorded 1,500 new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Data from the DOH showed most cases in the past 14 days were logged in Metro Manila with 13,984 infections. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5,270 cases, Central Luzon with 2,820,...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Cebu province, as well as Metro Cebu, remained under “low risk” classification for Covid-19, according to the latest report of the independent research group OCTA. In an update shared on Twitter on Wednesday, Sept. 28, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong has tested positive for Covid-19, it was revealed Wednesday, Sept. 28. Department of National Defense spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) "This is to inform you that Dir. Arsenio R. Andolong, Defense Communications Service...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced the resumption of its Covid-19 vaccination program after the onslaught of typhoon "Karding" to further increase the number of individuals boosted against Covid-19. "As of Sept. 22, the City Health Department (CHD) has already deployed 3,465 2nd...
DOH The National Capital Region (DOH) continues to experience a rise in its number of new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “NCR and plus areas continue to show an upward trend, rest of the areas show plateauing of cases,” the DOH said in its Covid-19 situationer report on...
An infectious disease expert agreed on Monday, Sept. 26 that daily Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) might go up to 2,000 as projected by the OCTA Research group. Dr. Rontgene M. Solante (Screenshot taken from the Facebook Live of ‘Laging Handa’) In an interview on Laging...
