22 among 25 UK Covid-19 variant patients have recovered — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-two among the 25 patients in the country who were infected with the more transmisible UK variant of the new coronavirus have recovered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Health undersecretary Maria Rosario…

DOH apologizes to Cebu over conflict in address of UK Covid-19 variant patient

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) apologized on Monday to Cebu residents for earlier announcing that a UK Covid-19 variant patient was from Liloan even though he did not stay in the town prior to…

Go out and register: Comelec opening Saturday voter registration by Feb. 20

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Voter registration on Saturdays will begin on February 20, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon. In a video message posted on Twitter, Guanzon said those who are not available to register…

Pfizer’s EUA stays as FDA awaits report on Norway deaths — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will remain for now despite reports that some elderly people with underlying health conditions in Norway have died after getting inoculated with vaccine from the…

Filipino nurses in New York City dread second wave of Covid-19 — report

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — After their Filipino colleagues succumbed in “shocking numbers” to Covid-19 last spring, nurses from the Philippines who are working in New York City hospitals are dreading the disease’s second wave of infections, a report…

FDA warns against use of 2 brands of disposable face masks

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned healthcare professionals and the public against the use and purchase of two brands of “unnotified” disposable face masks. In separate advisories, FDA director-general Eric Domingo…

Gov’t to issue COVID-19 vaccine passports — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/15/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos who will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be issued vaccine passports by the Philippine government, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “Itong vaccine passport na ito, meron po…

FDA grants emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. “After a thorough review of the currently available data by medical and regulatory experts, the…

Some passengers who flew with COVID variant patient ignoring contact tracing efforts — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Some passengers of Emirates Flight No. EK 332 that carried the Filipino patient who tested positive for the new and more infectious coronavirus variant are rejecting calls from the contact tracing team. Health Undersecretary…

2 brands of COVID-19 vaccine may arrive in PH by February — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/11/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Two types of COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in the country as early as February, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. “May portfolio po tayo na iba’t ibang mga bakuna (We have a portfolio…

DOH reports new 1,406 COVID-19 cases; active cases now at 28,833

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 12/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday an additional 1,406 cases of COVID-19, pushing the total number of active cases of the disease in the country to 28,833 (6.2 percent of total cases).…

Robredo: Pandemic can’t take away essence of Christmas

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — For Vice President Leni Robredo, even though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Filipinos celebrate Christmas, it could not take away the essence of the special holiday. In her Christmas message on Thursday,…

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