PH’s COVID-19 vaccination to push through despite healthcare worker death

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — There is no reason to suspend the country’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 despite the death of a healthcare worker who was recently injected with a vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Dr.…

New COVID-19 infections in PH reach 5,000; total now at 616,611

Katrina Hallare 03/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has reached 616,611 as 5,000 new infections were recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.  The number of new COVID-19 cases is the highest…

PH’s COVID-19 active cases top 50,000 anew; per day infections hit another record high at 4,578

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Active COVID-19 cases in the country have again breached the 50,000-mark on Friday as the Philippines likewise logged another record high of 4,578 new infections in a day. The Department of Health (DOH) reported…

New COVID-19 cases in PH breach 3,000-mark for 3rd straight day

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 3,276 cases of COVID-19, pushing the number of total active coronavirus cases in the Philippines to 36,043. This is the third straight day that the DOH…

Viruses, variants, and vaccines

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 03/07/2021

Almost one year has quickly passed since the government imposed a general lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first reported in Wuhan, China. In our country alone, the virus has infected over half a…

3,439 new COVID-19 cases push PH’s total to 591,138

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 03/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 591,138 as 3,439 new cases were recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday. The newly reported cases mark the highest single-day increase…

PH detects South Africa variant; ‘fast containment’ pressed

Dona Z. Pazzibungan, Maricar Cinco 03/03/2021

Another more contagious variant of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 that can make vaccines less effective has reached the Philippines, and health authorities say “fast containment” measures are needed to stop its spread. Six cases of the South…

COVID-19 protocols to keep crowds small in events for 500 years of PH Christianity

Francis Tiu Sonco - @inquirerdotnet 03/01/2021

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar—Health protocols to prevent the spread of SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and which humans transmit, was likely to keep crowds small during the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the…

Sinovac most likely to arrive first in Cebu — DOH-7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vaccine that will most likely reach Cebu first by March 2021 would be Sinovac. This was the revelation of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) in the Regional Development Council…

Cortes not inclined to put Mandaue under ECQ

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said he is not inclined to place the city under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) contrary to the recommendations of some consultants of the Department of Health Central Office…

Labella: No more lockdown in Cebu City

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 02/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella echoed the calls of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) that lockdowns are not the solution to the persisting Coronavirus Disease 2019…

More samples with SARS-CoV-2 mutations detected in Region 7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More samples from confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Central Visayas were found with virus mutations. The Department of Health (DOH), in a press release issued on February 21, said their agency,…

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