MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is now gathering evidence that could corroborate a report from Europe that people with certain blood types are more susceptible to infection from the new coronavirus. Health Undersecretary Maria…
MANILA, Philippines — After a local outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in March, the public has repeatedly called on the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct mass testing, especially since there were reported…
MANILA, Philippines — Even if restrictions on movement are eased in the coming days, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised Filipinos on Tuesday to still stay at home, especially as the Philippines has not seen coronavirus…
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday said an oversight board of the Department of Health (DOH) had issued show-cause orders to hospitals that have reportedly refused admission to patients as the coronavirus crisis stretched them to…
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest labor group said the Duterte administration’s “Balik Probinsya” program was bound to fail unless the wage disparity between the capital and the provinces was corrected. The Trade Union Congress of the…
MANILA, Philippines — While the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may have upended lives and changed everyone’s behavior, health authorities urged mothers to continue breastfeeding during the pandemic as this is crucial to their babies’…
MANILA, Philippines — A third wave of infections can be expected after the government lifts the lockdown it has imposed on major urban areas to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, an…
MANILA, Philippines — Despite limited testing and problems involving tests for the new coronavirus in the Philippines, an epidemiologist who serves in the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases said on Tuesday the country had…
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Wednesday that the fewer deaths in recent days and the longer time for cases to double showed that the new coronavirus outbreak in the country had been managed. Duque,…
MANILA, Philippines — In just a week, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has seen an improvement in nearly all of its COVID-19 patients who have received blood plasma from people who have recovered from the disease. Dr.…
MANILA, Philippines — While it now takes longer for the number of coronavirus cases in the country to double, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised the public against complacency, saying the threat was far from…
MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that any plans to ease quarantine restrictions should be carried out gradually to prevent a likely resurgence of infections as President Rodrigo Duterte weighed whether to…
