MANILA, Philippines — There is still no locally developed cure for the new coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Saturday, warning the public against such claims that had been gaining traction…
MANILA, Philippines — As the number of patients who had recovered from COVID-19 exceeded the death toll for the first time on Wednesday, the head of the Chinese medical team currently in the country recommended that the…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Tuesday released a new case rate package for patients afflicted with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who will be hospitalized starting April 15. PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo…
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is asking people who have recovered from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to make blood donations so these can be studied and used to possibly treat other infected patients. PGH spokesperson Jonas…
If the Department of Health (DOH) will have its way, the persons to be included in the “mass testing” for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) starting on April 14 would only be those who are vulnerable because…
MANILA, Philippines —Where exactly is the Philippines’ ground zero for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and how did it spread from there? Nearly a month since the first local transmission was recorded, it still remains a mystery…
MANILA, Philippines — The total number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country breached the 1,000th mark on Saturday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported that 272 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) still has no clear picture of the severity of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion in the country, but with thousands of test kits now available health officials were…
Six days into the lockdown ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 230. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario…
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest labor group has called on President Rodrigo Duterte to prepare an evacuation plan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East, in the event of a sudden escalation of hostilities…
MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday said they were set to scale down “starting next year” the deployment of new hires to Saudi Arabia due to the Gulf state’s continued failure to address…
A 16-year-old girl from Central Visayas is the country’s first known victim of lung injury caused by electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or vaping, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the…
